I like this so much, I have to post it

I got this from a friend the other day and thought I would share....


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
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'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."