“Spreading the Wealth”
26 10 2008 Autor: MzEllenUpdate: Instapundit notes that “if you split the tip between two homeless guys, they can outvote the waiter.
Yesterday on my way to lunch at Olive Garden, I passed one of the homeless guys in that area, with a sign that read “Vote Obama, I need the money.”
Once in Olive Garden 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 pissed 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.
Posted on: Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 9:17 am and is filed under the category Politics.
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October 26th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
We’ll be discussing Obama’s “spread the wealth” taxation plan on News Talk Online at 5 PM NY time Monday October 27.
Please go to http://www.garybaumgarten.com and click on the Join The Show button to participate. There is no charge.
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October 26th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
The reaction might be different if an authority, like the govm’t, handles it, and there’s some overall consistency.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:20 am
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November 10th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Ha ha! I love this. I’m going to have to pass it on to my DH. BTW, Ellen, if you have any tips on caring for premies I would love it if you could leave them on my blog. We’re doing great, but sometimes a little “been there, done that” advice helps. Thanks!!