RE-DISTRIBUTING THE WEALTH

Yesterday on my way to lunch, I passed
one of the homeless guys in that area, with
a sign that read "Vote Obama, I need the money."
Once inside I noticed my waiter had on an
"Obama '08" tee shirt also. 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 was genuinely 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, eh? :-)
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