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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
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>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."
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>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."
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>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!
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>I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next
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>nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
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>The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, " Welcome to the
>Republican party
>Democrat, and was very much in favor of the redistribution of wealth.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
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>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."
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>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."
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>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!
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>I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next
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>nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
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>The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, " Welcome to the
>Republican party