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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 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 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.
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