The analogy leaves out important details that make it seem more applicable than it does. If the tenth guy makes double the poorest guy, we'd all scream bloody murder. But if the tenth guy makes 100x the poorest guy his tax burden is nothing. In the real world, the tenth guy would also own the brewery, the bar, and employ several of the other men. He also would have gotten $1000 tax break to build the bar and written off the poor guys beer as a charitable gift.

The difference is that in the real world tax cuts percentage-wise affected the rich more than the poor. That means that for every dollar they earn, they got more back. All tax systems are progressive...that's kind of their point. You take enough from the rich to keep the poor from revolting. Also, don't forget the increase in spending on defense, medicare drugs, etc that have been mostly at the behest of those who earn several times the avg household.

That said, I'd love lower taxes. As a single renter w/ health insurance paying 20k+ per year in taxes, I know I don't get jack in services. I'd also prefer if we didn't blow it all on war, large corp subsidies, and general waste.