>No kidding today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read 'Vote Obama, I need the money.' I laughed.
>I got into the restaurant and again no kidding my server had on a 'Obama 08' tie, again I laughed as he had given away his political preference--just imagine the coincidence.
>When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in
>disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.
>I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I 've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.
>At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed money more.
>I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.
>
>You might try this experiment yourself

Interesting concept - but I think the "redistribution " idea is kinda lost. The nut-and-bolts of it is that you put $ in the hands of those who need it, NOT by taking the $ away from those that need it also.

The way I look at it is that for the past 8 years the wealth had been "redisbributed" to a bunch of crooked CEO's and mortage lenders - so hey it was "distrubited" that way before so lets redistribute some other way that works a little better this time, eh?