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Title: Obama's Redistribution Scheme Bites Him In The Butt
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Published: Oct 30, 2008
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Post Date: 2008-10-30 20:16:48 by James Deffenbach
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In a local Leesburg 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.
Poster Comment: The same friend sent me the cartoon and that little story about the mentally handicapped server in a restaurant wearing political bs that he should have known would offend people and thus cost the people he worked for money (not to mention the tips he would lose from the pissed off people he waited on). I have no use for Obama or McCain but thought the cartoon and that little story were worthy of posting.
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#4. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
the cartoon is perfect and i enjoyed the anecdotal story. thanks for posting, JD.
I must be a little dense or something. Can someone set me straight on what the difference is giving a tax break(like capital gains tax reduction) to the wealthy and making the middle class make up the difference versus giving a tax break to the middle class and having the wealthy make up the difference. When the wealthy get a tax reduction it is a healthy thing to do. When the middle class gets a tax reduction it is wrong and is wealth redistribution. Am I missing somehing here or as I asked, am I dense or something?
Yea, you see, the wealthy are already paying a greater percentage of their income. They get the break because they pay more, they're in a higher "bracket" which is bullshit "Progressivism". Aside from that, anyone who actually believes the freaking government needs more money or is actually going to do something beneficial for the Republic and it's citizens with it is a fool. Remember, when the government siezed the Mustang Ranch they ended up driving it under, the government can't make money selling sex and booze!. Let them go broke, there will be a lot of misery and chaos but hopefully leading to a rebirth, all giving them more tax money will EVER do is prolong and worsen the misery...
#13. To: Axenolith (#9)
Just more of the same old blather. About in the same league as telling black athletes white athletes need higher salaries because they have a higher standard of living. The wealthy bastards own almost everything as it is and we got to make sure they don't have a reduction in their standard of living. None of us should be paying any of our income towards illegal taxes. You need to go back to kindergarten and learn what kind of taxes are allowed under the Constitution.
I was telling someone just the other day that folks who can't pimp ho's and sell liquor, two things which are always in high demand, and can't make a profit shouldn't be running any kind of business and should never ever be in charge of a complicated economy.
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#7. To: christine, All (#4)
the cartoon is perfect and i enjoyed the anecdotal story. thanks for posting, JD.
#9. To: LACUMO (#7)
Can someone set me straight on what the difference is giving a tax break(like capital gains tax reduction) to the wealthy and making the middle class make up the difference versus giving a tax break to the middle class and having the wealthy make up the difference.
Replies to Comment # 9. Yea, you see, the wealthy are already paying a greater percentage of their income. They get the break because they pay more, they're in a higher "bracket" which is bullshit "Progressivism".
#17. To: Axenolith (#9)
Remember, when the government siezed the Mustang Ranch they ended up driving it under, the government can't make money selling sex and booze!
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