A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself a very liberal Democrat and was very much in favor of redistribution of wealth. She was ashamed that her father was a staunch Republican.
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 and the addition of more government welfare programs. He responded by asking her how she was doing in school. She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, with no time to go out and party like other students. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend. Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
2007-02-21 12:49:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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 4.0 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 and said gently, "Welcome to the Republican Party"
2007-02-21 12:51:05 · update #1
What do you all think of this story?
2007-02-21 12:54:02 · update #2
Didn't they try that in China?
They sent all the smartest people from the universities to work in rice farms along with the peasants.
The country learned how "fairness" hurts everyone and the majority of Chinese are now hardworking capitalists.
The world will have to learn this many times. Apparently only Republicans can read or remember the past about the failures of what so called fairness does in the long run.
2007-02-21 13:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Fred 3 · 13⤊ 1⤋
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A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself a very liberal Democrat and was very much in favor of redistribution of wealth. She was ashamed that her father was a staunch Republican.
Based on the lectures that she had...
2015-08-10 02:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent.
2007-02-21 13:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Haha, that's a great story.
No, Right you are Ken, it's talking about the socialist traits of the Democrat agenda. Notice that the hard-working girl is a Democrat.
2007-02-21 12:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by Picard Facepalm 5 · 9⤊ 4⤋
I'll drop this one on the table in our teacher's room. Hard to argue when you're talking grades and not money.
2007-02-21 13:01:26 · answer #5 · answered by rmoss9686 3 · 8⤊ 2⤋
I've read that before. Classic, man, classic!
2007-02-21 13:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Welcome To The Republican Party
2016-10-02 09:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bravo! Although it can also be applied to capitalism as well.
2007-02-21 13:50:24 · answer #8 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hahahahahahahahaha! How we feel 24/7!
Great story!
2007-02-21 12:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by Yalerower 2 · 8⤊ 3⤋
Great story.
2007-02-21 13:13:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋