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Nicahawk
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> > Father-daughter talk....
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 need for more
> > government programs.
> > The self-professed objectiv ity proclaimed by her
> > professors had to be
> > the truth and she indicated so to her father.
> >
> > Her father 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
> your
> > 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 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's a
> crazy
> > idea, how would that
> > be fair! I've 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.'
> >
> > If anyone has a better explanation of the
> difference
> > between Republican and Democrat, I'm all ears.
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 need for more
> > government programs.
> > The self-professed objectiv ity proclaimed by her
> > professors had to be
> > the truth and she indicated so to her father.
> >
> > Her father 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
> your
> > 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 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's a
> crazy
> > idea, how would that
> > be fair! I've 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.'
> >
> > If anyone has a better explanation of the
> difference
> > between Republican and Democrat, I'm all ears.
