Yesterday on my way to lunch at Doe’s, I passed one of the homeless guys in that area, with a sign that read; “Vote Obama, I need the money.”
Once in the Doe’s my waiter had on a “Obama 08″ tee shirt. When the bill came, I decided not to tip the waiter and explained to him while he had given me exceptional service, that his tee shirt made me feel he obviously believes in Senator Obama’s plan to redistribute the wealth. I told him I was going to redistribute his tip to someone that I deemed more in need; the homeless guy outside. He stood there in disbelief and angrily stormed away.
I went outside, gave the homeless guy $3 and told him to thank the waiter inside, as I had decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy looked at me in disbelief but seemed grateful.
As I got in my truck, I realized this rather unscientific redistribution experiment had left the homeless guy quite happy for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn. Well, I guess this redistribution of wealth is going to take a while to catch on with those doing the work.
From Joe7000's Blogsite...
-- Modified on 10/27/2008 8:35:59 AM
That (I believe) fictional account has already been posted here.
Sarah Palin praises BARACK OBAMA'S Economics
Sarah Palin: "I'D VOTE FOR OBAMA" !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO6dmBm1SFw
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/obama-superman.jpg
SARAH PALIN PRAISES BARACK OBAMA!!! (pssst, only until she was offered a seat as V.P.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws4Tl3vHryQ&NR=1
OBAMA has a great team they will get the economy moving
Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn't do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it. It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has squandered.
On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice.
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/567867.html
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JW,
Some may say it is a fictional account and even if it is...I think it is a great example of redistribution. I own a small company that walks the line of the 250k mark. It will make no sense for me to work past October in a normal business year if the new tax plan is in effect. Unfortunately, I will be letting one of my 10 employees go also and will take the last two months off. Where is the incentive for me to work harder? The dems think the unemployment rate is bad now? Just wait...
Oh, by the way this employee is making minimum wage and is excited about the increase in minimum wage with Obamas plan. Too bad he will have to find a minimum wage job elsewhere..
-- Modified on 10/30/2008 4:05:44 PM