[Rhodes22-list] spread the wealth

[stan]

I am easy - OK

ss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JbTek" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] spread the wealth


> why can't it just run in the middle?
> Greed is not good. Poverty is devestating.
> We should have niether.
> Jb
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] spread the wealth
>
>
>> why do I have such a problem understanding this noise 
>> about"redistribution
>> of wealth" - we have been doing it for the past 8 years and as you can
> see,
>> it is killing us.   You just have to do it in the right direction.   I
> have
>> lived through the trickle down direction at least 3 times and it has 
>> never
>> worked.  I have lived through trickle up once and the country bloomed.
>>
>> ss
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "JbTek" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com>
>> To: "Rhodes List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:11 PM
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] spread the wealth
>>
>>
>> > This is a great analogy,
>> > Jb
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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" 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.
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