For all you Probamas, something to ponder…
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I happen to veer more towards Obama than McCain being that my political views are heavily geared towards socialist (yes, Obama is a socialist). Despite that, I came across this very interesting piece on Yahoo Message Boards which really puts “redistribution of wealth” into (oversimplified) practical terms.
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 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 liked that, but left to do I don’t know what with the money without saying anything to the server.
At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not have to work for, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he had worked for 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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If you really ARE a socialist, why don’t you support Ròger Calero, the presidential candidate from the Socialist Workers Party?
I don’t claim to be very knowledgeable in the specifics regaurding socialism, communism etc. (i.e. leaders, histories, groups).
All I said is that “my political views are HEAVILY GEARED towards socialist.” In picking a Presidential Candidate to support, I looked for the one whose views are closer to mine AND who has a viable chance of winning. I can tell you with 100% certainty that within the next three days, Ròger Calero will not obtain enough support to win the election or even be considered “in-the-running”.
Obama is not a socialist. I don’t know how you could possibly claim that.