October 29, 2008 7:29 AM
Redistribution of wealth - try these yourself
Ann and several other people sent this:
Here is a creative approach to redistribution of wealth as offered by a reader of the local newspaper, the Eagle Tribune.Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign the read 'Vote Obama, I need the money.' I laughed.
Once in the restaurant my server had on an 'Obama 08' tie, again I laughed--just imagine the coincidence.
When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.
I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.
At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient deserved the money more.
I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.
Megan adds:
I heard​ a sugge​stion​ that since​ Obama​ had worke​d so hard & was able to raise​ so many milli​ons more than McCai​n,​ he shoul​d parti​cipat​e in the "​redis​tribu​tion of wealt​h"​ and share​ some with McCai​n (​every​one and every​thing​ has to be fair after​ all, and it's not fair that Obama​ has so much more to spend​ on his campa​ign than does McCai​n)​.​
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