The anti-utilitarian nature of economic equality part 2

[The One and Only...]

WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so
many others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat
and was for distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply ashamed that her
father was a rather staunch Republican which she expressed openly.

One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition
to higher taxes on the rich & more welfare programs. In the middle of her
heartfelt diatribe based upon the lectures she had from her far left
professors at her school, he stopped her and asked her point blank, how
she was doing in school.

She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain. That she had to study all the time; never
had time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even
have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends
because of spending all her time studying. That she was taking a more
difficult curriculum.


Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary." She replied,
"Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all she has is barely a 2.0
GPA" adding, "and all she takes are easy classes and she never studies." But
to explain further she continued emotionally, But Mary is so very popular on
campus, college for her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the time
and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is too hung over."

Her father then 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 had a 2.0." He continued, "That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and
certainly that would be a fair equal distribution of GPA."

The daughter visibly shocked by the father's suggestion angrily fired back,
"That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for mine, I did without and
Mary has done little or nothing, she played while I worked real hard!"

The father slowly smiled and said..."Welcome to the Republican Party."

[phnompehn]

Well, that works fine if you assume that all Republicans worked fairly and honestly for what they have, and that all of the country's lower class are there because of their own choices in life.

[theapportioner]

If you're going to be fair, you'd have to give that young woman some of Mary's party units.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

OAO, I would like to thank you.

I have searched long and hard, over the course of many years, for the positively most retarded thing ever written. This, my friend, just might be it.

I can't TELL you just how excited I am! I feel like Indiana Jones, who has just made an important discovery. Like all relics and oddities, I feel this belongs in a museum. Yes, this belongs in the museum of stupid. Thank you.

[AChimp]

In reality, there are thousands of other students at universities, so to be fair, everyone would have to contribute to the common good. The young woman's GPA drop wouldn't even be noticeable if everyone gave 0.0001 of their GPA to Mary.

[phnompehn]

In reality, there are thousands of other students at universities, so to be fair, everyone would have to contribute to the common good. The young woman's GPA drop wouldn't even be noticeable if everyone gave 0.0001 of their GPA to Mary.

Don't bring your logic into these part mister! This is right-wing, condescending, presumptious, soap-box speaking country 'round here!

[KevinTheOmnivore]

Chimpy, welcome to the Socialist Workers's Party. :(

[Brandon]

TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR COCK, OAO >:

[AChimp]

SolidSnakeASS and I had a plan to take over the university a few years ago. We were going to make everything communist and have a common grade pool, so everyone got the same mark.

Needless to say, it tickled our former British proletariat history professor pink. PINK, I say. :)

[GAsux]

But Mary is so very popular on
campus, college for her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the time
and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is too hung over."

Mary sounds hot.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

SolidSnakeASS and I had a plan to take over the university a few years ago. We were going to make everything communist and have a common grade pool, so everyone got the same mark.

Needless to say, it tickled our former British proletariat history professor pink. PINK, I say. :)

Weren't we also considering running on a facist program where-in every student had to take an IQ test to determine faculty, gender based segeration, and prohibition of liquor. Either way, it would have been riduculous.

I am seriously praying (not even religious but it might work) that OAO gets hit by a bus.

[AChimp]

Yeah, I think we were going to do something like that, too. With our terribists.

[FartinMowler]

That was just stupid. If I come to this stupid section to read regurgitated crap atleast make it interesting >:

[theapportioner]

Mary sounds hot.

I'd go for the other girl. Sounds so repressed, so she prolly has a kink for BDSM or bukkake or some-such :)

[The One and Only...]

In reality, there are thousands of other students at universities, so to be fair, everyone would have to contribute to the common good. The young woman's GPA drop wouldn't even be noticeable if everyone gave 0.0001 of their GPA to Mary.

Not when most people have a GPA like Mary's. In reality, her grade would be dropped down to a 2.0 so that the failing kids could pass.

Kevin, I would like to thank you.

I have searched long and hard, over the course of many years, for the positively most retarded thing ever written. This, my friend, just might be it.

I can't TELL you just how excited I am! I feel like Indiana Jones, who has just made an important discovery. Like all relics and oddities, I feel this belongs in a museum. Yes, this belongs in the museum of stupid. Thank you.

[The One and Only...]

Oh, and I'd just like to point out that none of you have noticed why we should be so made at Mary. It's not the taking away - it's the giving. Mary doesn't deserve a higher GPA.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

But she is hot, we've established that.

[The One and Only...]

Granted.

And the only reason I posted this was that it's a simple read that ties in nicely with my more formal thread.

[mburbank]

I think I've got you figurd. Your rejection of economic redistribution stems from your rsentment over haveing your lunch money stolen on a daily basis.

[phnompehn]

I think I've got you figurd. Your rejection of economic redistribution stems from your rsentment over haveing your lunch money stolen on a daily basis.

That and the swirlies. Having your head dunked into a toilet repeatedly can harden a man.

[mburbank]

OAO creates a heavy demand for swirly inlfiction.

[Perndog]

I was well liked in high school. Where does *my* rejection of economic redistribution stem from?

[The One and Only...]

I am well liked in high school. Distanced, but well liked.

[mburbank]

Your staunch leadership of the Young Credulity Stretchers Society probably helps a lot.

And Pern. It's possible you have opinions and not pathology. The Jury is out.

[Perndog]

I appreciate your consideration, Max.

[mburbank]

I meant it as a compliment. I'm fairly open to people's opinions. You have to take a wicked long walk before I start thinking you're motivated by personality disorders as opposed to choices.

I've only met three really dedicated long distance walkers here.

[Perndog]

I know it was a compliment. That's why I said I appreciated it.

Oh, and I recognize space cadets 1 and 2 (not the only after all, apparently...) but who's the third?

[AChimp]

http://www.ufp-datenterminal.de/personen/andereStarfleet/graves/6.jpg

"Those who knew him, loved him. Those who didn't know him... loved him from afar."

:nerd :(

[mburbank]

My three are OAO, Vinth and Naldo, ie. Ronnie Reagan. From time to time he strays into a level of personal consistency but for the most part I think his pinched judgemental version of Christianity, arguments of shearest convenience, refusal to explain himself and often slavish devotion to personalities over perormance reveal deep seated pathology.

There have been a few others who've wandered through here that fell into the same category but didn't stick around.

Beyond that, there are a host of folk here who I disagree with routinely, in some cases almost always, all of whom seem to support their beliefs perfectly legitimately and with a reasonable amount of openess or dignity or knowledge or some combination thereof.