A Creative Approach To Income Redistribution

[red states rule]

I got this in an email


Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read "Vote Obama, I need the money." I laughed.

Once in the restaurant my server had on a "Obama 08" tie, again I laughed as he had given away his political preference--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've 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 money more.

I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application

[Yurt]

how true it is

[red states rule]

Yurt, it is always easy to give away other people's money

Using Obama's outlook, why is it fair Brett Farve has the record for passing yards? The NFL should take away some of those yards and redistribute some to the other QB's on the list

[retiredman]

I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said something about it being OK for society to consist of “have mores” and “have lesses” but that we should never get to the point where there are “haves” and “have nots”. Huey Long, the fiery populist from Louisiana put it similarly when he said that nobody ought to be able to have too much if there was anybody who didn’t have enough. I would have to think that Jesus would agree. There will be people in America tonight that don’t have enough. There will be people in America tonight that are hungry. There will be people in America tonight that are sleeping outside in the cold. Think about them. Pray for them.

[red states rule]

I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said something about it being OK for society to consist of “have mores” and “have lesses” but that we should never get to the point where there are “haves” and “have nots”. Huey Long, the fiery populist from Louisiana put it similarly when he said that nobody ought to be able to have too much if there was anybody who didn’t have enough. I would have to think that Jesus would agree. There will be people in America tonight that don’t have enough. There will be people in America tonight that are hungry. There will be people in America tonight that are sleeping outside in the cold. Think about them. Pray for them.

and after 40 years and $9 trillion in wealth transfers, libs tell us the problem of poverty is worse then ever.

Yet the only answer the left has is to throw more money at the problem

[retiredman]

and after 40 years and $9 trillion in wealth transfers, libs tell us the problem of poverty is worse then ever.

Yet the only answer the left has is to throw more money at the problem

and you cannot prove that if we had done it your way, it would be better.

[red states rule]

and you cannot prove that if we had done it your way, it would be better.

Well I sure as hell know your way has not worked. It has made the problem worse

[retiredman]

Well I sure as hell know your way has not worked. It has made the problem worse

like I said, you cannot show that your way would have resulted in less poverty.

thanks for playing.

[No1tovote4]

The "War on Poverty" has been less effective and far more costly to us than the War in Iraq will ever be.

Trillions upon Trillions have been spent over nearly a Century to no effect at all.

It has been equally as effective as the "War on Drugs" which actually creates more problems than it has ever solved. Over time Gangs have been able to arm themselves to near equals of many armies of the world (not ours, but many) and they often move with impunity killing each other and "squares" who may be standing nearby. Putting people who have victimized nobody but themselves and teaching them to be real thugs taking them from their children, enforcing one-parent families...

Sick.

We are sick and we don't seem to EVER learn from our mistakes. We can see the ineffective attempts we make, yet we constantly attempt the same thing with more money. One of the signs of mental instability is to continue doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

Let's go and shoot up a few more gang members and put a couple more users in jail. Let's spend trillions more on "poverty", I'm sure it will work this time.

[red states rule]

like I said, you cannot show that your way would have resulted in less poverty.

thanks for playing.

and what has your side accomplished after redistributing $9 trillion? According to your party the problem is worse then ever

[retiredman]

and what has your side accomplished after redistributing $9 trillion? According to your party the problem is worse then ever

ike I said, you cannot show that your way would have resulted in less poverty.

thanks for playing

[red states rule]

ike I said, you cannot show that your way would have resulted in less poverty.

thanks for playing

As usual you duck a simple question.

[retiredman]

As usual you duck a simple question.

no... it is you who have ducked the question, my friend. You rail against the war on poverty but cannot show how NOT fighting that war would have resulted in LESS poverty than we have today.

again....thanks for playing.

[red states rule]

no... it is you who have ducked the question, my friend. You rail against the war on poverty but cannot show how NOT fighting that war would have resulted in LESS poverty than we have today.

again....thanks for playing.

Look stupid, you had it your way for 40 years and have not solved anything. Yet you demandwe not only continue down the same path, but increase the amount of money

What makes you think you will attain different results now?

[retiredman]

Look stupid, you had it your way for 40 years and have not solved anything. Yet you demandwe not only continue down the same path, but increase the amount of money

What makes you think you will attain different results now?

what makes you think that if we stopped fighting the war against poverty that all the poor would some how become NOT poor?

Like I said. you cannot show that your way would have resulted in less poverty.

thanks for playing

and I don't demand anything...I merely play the game of politics like you do.