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Got this in my email, pretty funny.
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 very much in favor of the redistribution
> of
> wealth.
>
> 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.
>
> One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher
> taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare
> 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.
>
> 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't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't
> really
> have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
>
> Her father listened and then asked, "How is you friend Audrey
> doing?"
>
> She replied, "Audrey 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's always
> invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show
> up
> for classes because she's too hung over."
>
> Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's
> 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."
>
> The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily
> fired
> back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my
> grades!
> I've 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!"
>
> The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the
> Republican Party."
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 very much in favor of the redistribution
> of
> wealth.
>
> 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.
>
> One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher
> taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare
> 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.
>
> 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't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't
> really
> have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
>
> Her father listened and then asked, "How is you friend Audrey
> doing?"
>
> She replied, "Audrey 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's always
> invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show
> up
> for classes because she's too hung over."
>
> Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's
> 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."
>
> The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily
> fired
> back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my
> grades!
> I've 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!"
>
> The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the
> Republican Party."
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