I got this from a friend and decided that I had to share.<\/p>\n
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 among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes
to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of
wealth.<\/p>\n
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather
staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. 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.<\/p>\n
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on
the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed
objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she
indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in
school.<\/p>\n
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA,
and let him know that it was tough to maintain,
insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was
constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like
other people she knew. She didn\u2019t even have time for a boyfriend, and
didn\u2019t really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.<\/p>\n
Her father listened and then asked, \u201cHow is your friend Audrey doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
She replied, \u201cAudrey 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\u2019s always invited to all the
parties, and lots of times she doesn\u2019t even show up for classes because
she\u2019s too hung over.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her wise father asked his daughter, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you go to the Dean\u2019s office and
ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father\u2019s suggestion, angrily fired back,<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a crazy idea. How would that be fair? I\u2019ve worked really hard for my grades!
I\u2019ve 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!\u201d<\/p>\n
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, \u201cWelcome to the
Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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