> In a local restaurant my server had on an “Obama
> 08″ tie. 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 I was going to
> redistribute his tip to
> someone who I deemed more in need - the homeless guy
> outside. The waiter
> 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 very 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 very angry that I gave away the money he
> did earn even
> though the actual recipient deserved the money more.
>
>
> I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to
> swallow in concept
> than in practical application.
>
>
> And government can’t understand why the majority of
> US Taxpayer s feel
> like the waiter in this story…I figured the waiter would
> be overjoyed to
> have his money taken without his permission, given to help
> someone he did
> not know or choose but who was deemed to be more in need
> than he
> was…guess I was wrong!