To begin this otherwise serious political week, here’s a bit of American historical trivia you might enjoy. See if you are playing with a full deck.
Card games have always been an American pastime. ‘Way back, some politicians decided that cards should be taxed—but only (politician logic here) the ace of spades. Of course, people can always find a way around paying taxes, as they did in this situation: they bought decks with only 51 cards (no ace of spades). Trouble is, how many games can be played with only 51? Not many. True card-players thought this was absurd, that the people pulling this tax ploy were stupid or dumb—because they weren’t “playing with a full deck.”
Like the politicians who dreamed up that tax in the first place….????