Still a Great Example of Wisdom!

[supercar1of1]

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor of 'the redistribution of wealth.'

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed
by her professor had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because
she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?'

She replied, 'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over.'

Her wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.'

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, 'That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!'

The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently,

'Welcome to the Republican Party.'
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[OCBob]

Close, but not quite accurate. In today's Republican Party she could expect a "subsidy" or "grade credits" so that she could in fact have a 4.5 GPA, as long as she was willing to kick a couple of points back to the party come election time hehehe.

They both believe in the redistribution of wealth and tax dollars, only difference is in who they want to give it to. And they both want their cut of it off the top first!

F 'em both!

 

[supercar1of1]

Close, but not quite accurate. In today's Republican Party she could expect a "subsidy" or "grade credits" so that she could in fact have a 4.5 GPA, as long as she was willing to kick a couple of points back to the party come election time hehehe.

They both believe in the redistribution of wealth and tax dollars, only difference is in who they want to give it to. And they both want their cut of it off the top first!

F 'em both!

Yes, that is why I lean toward the Libertarian Party, however in the

Republicans defence it is easier for me to agree with their concept of

giving money back to people who at least did SOMETHING to EARN it.

This S@#* of the government taking such a large percentage of the money

that so many work their ass's off to make, then giving it to

persons who never paid in a penny(some of whom are commiting a crime just

by being here), makes my blood boil and contemplate action that would have

been unthinkable only a few years ago.







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[OCBob]

Yes, that is why I lean toward the Libertarian Party, however in the

Republicans defence it is easier for me to agree with their concept of

giving money back to people who at least did SOMETHING to EARN it.

I don't know. When a company earns $40 billion a year, I think giving them any money is obscene.

Which brings up another question, is stealing it earning it??? hehehe

 

[supercar1of1]

I don't know. When a company earns $40 billion a year, I think giving them any money is obscene.

Which brings up another question, is stealing it earning it??? hehehe

How can you call allowing a co/person to keep more of the money they

EARNED, giving them anything, nor do I understand that by not giving this

money to persons who had nothing to do with making it, taking anything

away from them.

Also what is their profit MARGIN, and isn't

our whole economy supposed to be based on the following:


CAPITALISM; An economic system, characterized by a FREE market and OPEN


COMPETITION, in which goods are produced for PROFIT etc.

Question, can you name any business sector that the government has

become involved that has resulted in positive results?











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[OCBob]

Tax credits and subsidies for companies making $40 billion in profits is obscene, no ifs and or buts. This is money that is given to them, just as welfare is giving it away. And it's wrong.

I don't get the tax credits. You don't get them. Struggling small business owners don't get them. Our brave men and women serving in the military don't get them. Wonder why? Oh that's right, cause we don't have lobbyists and such. We don't buy politicians, because we can't. Is that the way it's supposed to work? Cause I sure as hell never thought so.

 

[supercar1of1]

Tax credits and subsidies for companies making $40 billion in profits is obscene, no ifs and or buts. This is money that is given to them, just as welfare is giving it away. And it's wrong.

So what you are saying is that if you have two widjit salesmen that receive a

10% commission, and one salesman sells two widjits and the other sells

twenty, that's an obscene amount of profit, so the government should step in

with the threat of force and take a large percentage of the second

salesmans money; then after taking a cut, give the rest to the first

salesman?





PS: I think we need the FAIR TAX, and be done with it.








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[OCBob]

No, what I am saying is the government shouldn't take the taxes that the guy that sells 2 pays and give it to the guy that sells 20. Cause that's what they are doing.

 

[supercar1of1]

No, what I am saying is the government shouldn't take the taxes that the guy that sells 2 pays and give it to the guy that sells 20. Cause that's what they are doing.

Solution: FAIR TAX!

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[OCBob]

I'm all for a fair tax.

And in fairness, what I said before wasn't quite accurate. It works more like this.

You fill up your gas tank and pay x amount in taxes which goes to the feds.

The feds then give y amount of those dollars back to the oil companies in the form of tax credits or subsidies.

The oil company then give the politicians, in the form of campaign contributions and kickbacks under the table, z amount of dollars.

So in the end the folks in the government have figured out how to steal your money. Sounds almost like an old mob racket to me. heheeh

 

[supercar1of1]

I'm all for a fair tax.

And in fairness, what I said before wasn't quite accurate. It works more like this.

You fill up your gas tank and pay x amount in taxes which goes to the feds.

The feds then give y amount of those dollars back to the oil companies in the form of tax credits or subsidies.

The oil company then give the politicians, in the form of campaign contributions and kickbacks under the table, z amount of dollars.

So in the end the folks in the government have figured out how to steal your money. Sounds almost like an old mob racket to me. heheeh

Oh! Now I'm with you, we need to expose and bring back the lost art of

"Tar and Feathering" for any politician caught violating the public trust.






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