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."