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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" button, 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 Obama's "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 away from me.
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 needed the money more.
I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.
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Hillary Clinton's recent boo-hoo "apologies" seem ludicrous to me. For one thing, her eyes are suddenly extra blue. For another, her voice sounds phony. Whatever. Here's my question.... Do email addresses and web servers equate? ...
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From NBC News: The FBI may be able to recover at least some data from Hillary Clinton's private email server even though there was an attempt to wipe it, two sources with direct knowledge of the process told NBC News on Tuesday. The FBI is investigating...
- Net Neutrality = Net Communism
From Patterico's Pontifications: It seems to me that the Net Neutrality proponents are trying to repeal the laws of supply and demand through legislation. Such efforts always end badly. We should re-label the effort “Net Communism.” Let me explain. The...
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Wealth Redistribution The Obamanomics Way My wife asked me if I was making more now than I dd on unemployment. No, about 2/3 what I was making then I told her. Which, of course, got me to thinking. In the summer of 2009 I was making $28.25 an hour plus...
- Occupiers And Homeless Shelters
From Newsbleat:The Occupy movement has announced that it plans on occupying homeless shelters across the nation to prevent the homeless from gaining access. In this way they hope to force the Obama administration to put all the homeless on the government...
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A Parable For Our Time
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" button, 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 Obama's "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 away from me.
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 needed the money more.
I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.
- Technie Question. I'm Confused.
Hillary Clinton's recent boo-hoo "apologies" seem ludicrous to me. For one thing, her eyes are suddenly extra blue. For another, her voice sounds phony. Whatever. Here's my question.... Do email addresses and web servers equate? ...
- Nbc News On Hillary's Server: "there Was An Attempt To Wipe It" - Fbi Still Might Be Able To Recover Some Information
From NBC News: The FBI may be able to recover at least some data from Hillary Clinton's private email server even though there was an attempt to wipe it, two sources with direct knowledge of the process told NBC News on Tuesday. The FBI is investigating...
- Net Neutrality = Net Communism
From Patterico's Pontifications: It seems to me that the Net Neutrality proponents are trying to repeal the laws of supply and demand through legislation. Such efforts always end badly. We should re-label the effort “Net Communism.” Let me explain. The...
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Wealth Redistribution The Obamanomics Way My wife asked me if I was making more now than I dd on unemployment. No, about 2/3 what I was making then I told her. Which, of course, got me to thinking. In the summer of 2009 I was making $28.25 an hour plus...
- Occupiers And Homeless Shelters
From Newsbleat:The Occupy movement has announced that it plans on occupying homeless shelters across the nation to prevent the homeless from gaining access. In this way they hope to force the Obama administration to put all the homeless on the government...