Affirmitive action?
My mom sent me this via e-mail a week or so ago. It would be funny…if it weren’t so true. If you don’t understand the Democrats’ version of tax refunds, perhaps this will shed some light.
If you don’t understand the Democrats’ version of tax refunds, maybe this will help explain it.
50,000 people go to a baseball game, but the game was rained out. A refund was then due. The team was about to mail refunds when a group of Congressional Democrats suggested that they send out the ticket refunds based on the Democrat National Committee’s interpretation of fairness. Originally the refunds were to be based on the price each person had paid for the tickets. Unfortunately, that meant most of the refund money would be going to the ticket holders that had purchased the most expensive tickets. This, according to the DNC, is considered totally unfair. A decision was then made to pay out the refunds in this manner:
People in the $10 seats will get back $15. After all, they have less money to spend on tickets to begin with. Call it an “Earned Income Ticket Credit.” Persons “earn” it by having few skills, poor work habits, and low ambition, thus keeping them at entry-level wages.
People in the $25 seats will get back $25, because it “seems fair.”
People in the $50 seats will get back $1, because they already make a lot of money and don’t need a refund. After all, if they can afford a $50 ticket, they must not be paying enough taxes.
People in the $75 luxury box seats will each have to pay an additional $25, because it’s the “right thing to do.”
People walking past the stadium who couldn’t afford to buy a ticket for the game will each get a $10 refund, even though they didn’t pay anything for the tickets. They need the most help. That is called Affirmative Action.
Now do you understand? If not, contact Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy or Hillary Clinton.
17 People have left comments on this post
Ain’t it the TRUTH? Mercy … God help us if we elect the Democrat in November. On second thought, God help us if we elect the “Republican.” God, please just help us!
Jenny :: AGREED. God, just help us, no matter which way it goes.
New blog up on my wordpress Angi…
That logic hurt my brain. LOL… Have I mentioned lately that I loooooove your new blog??
Corrina :: Ooooh no brain hurting! Sorry!
And thanks! I love it too! Big thanks again to Kevin!
This is brilliant and witty. Why didn’t *I* think to write this??
Kev :: I don’t know! Finances. Baseball. Politics. All in the same article. Where were you!?
Wellll…I get it and it’s funny but I can’t completely agree that it’s a very good comparison. Taxes are way too complicated. And do you want to know something that might make you block me? My organization trains volunteers to do taxes and help people file for the Earned Income Tax Credit. *holds breath, waits for explosions of rage*. Would it make you less angry if I told you I’m not a Democrat? That I’m with George Washington and I say parties divide the people so I’m not an Independent, either, I’m non-partisan? With that said, there are a lot of myths about poverty–people can’t pull themselves up by their bootstraps unless they have bootstraps with which to pull themselves up. On the other hand, *listens for co-workers, lowers voice to whisper* I think for some poor people the stereotypes are the truth. Okay, sorry. I know you were just posting it because it’s funny and it is…but I just couldn’t quite let that one pass without noting that I’ve learned a lot about poverty in the last year and half…it’s just not what I always thought it was. Again, sorry. I hate to turn all serious in a comment on a clever post.
Erin :: First of all, not going to block you.
Second of all, I do agree that poverty and things like EITC are a little more complicated than a simple baseball ticket refund can fully encompass. More or less I posted it because it was funny, and provides a very generalized overview of the way many Democrats would like tax refunds to be distributed (i.e. the aforementioned politicians at the end of the post).
Thirdly, I am also in agreement with you that while the stereotype rings true for some poor people, it’s not true for all of them. I feel the same about homeless people - some are there merely out of circumstance and bad luck and have no idea how to help themselves, some are there because they don’t want the help, or are too lazy to ask for it.
Finally, feel free to always state your opinion! I’m well aware that many of my views on things like politics and religion don’t always align with all of my friends/readers’ views, but I still like to hear what everyone has to say and what everyone thinks, even if I do think they’re just dead wrong!
That said - thanks for the comment, and thanks for sharing your side of it! It’s always welcomed!
**Edit: that would be, “baseball ticket refund analogy”…whoops!
Great one, Angi.
Erin, I understand that poverty is a complex issue - but not so much in the States. Either way, the answer isn’t for the Democrats to redistribute income. Robbery is immoral, even when the government does it.
The problem is that the Body of Christ hasn’t stepped up and taken its responsibility seriously. Up until recently, the Church didn’t want to do anything about poverty, but it stood beside the Founders in arguing for limited government, which kept those legitimately in need in poverty. Nowadays, there are strains of Christianity that see the need and think that the old way of doing things is wrong, but unfortunately they come to the conclusion that the Church doing something about poverty means using the strong arm of government to address the problem. This is counterproductive, dangerous, and worldly. The Church needs to step in and take the responsibility God gave us. Not only is freedom curbed by socialistic means, the government only mucks things up anyway. Just my $.02!
Steve ::
Thanks for the 2 cents! I agree with you. It’s sad the way the Church has stepped back in so many areas and let the goverment take over. Education is another one. And, it’s sad the way the church has let itself be bullied by the Government to the point where they won’t step up and take basic responsibility for things like this. People hear the words “separation of church and state” and assume that spreads into every area, and then you end up with an apathetic church. Read the Bible - taking care of the elderly and the poor was always the church’s responsibility, and I see nowhere where God said, “OK, you can be done now, let the government take over and mess society up so that nobody knows their true roles anymore.” This country needs prayer, that’s all there is to it!
Couldn’t have said it any better myself
Wait a minute - a conservative in Seattle?! Will wonders never cease?
Steve :: Few and far between, but yes!
Sometimes it feels like a bit of an underground thing, hahah…
Steve: Thanks for bringing that up! I should not have left it out. I am in complete agreement on that point but my impatience with the church makes me sometimes supportive of using the government…but I also hate the government messing in my private life so I have personal political crises about twice a month. Thanks for reminding me.
Heh heh…yeah, I definitely understand the feeling. And yes, if it didn’t come through in my comment above, I am also tremendously impatient with the church. Sorry rascals - oh, wait…that includes me!
Erin :: I agree with you there - sometimes it’s hard to remember to pray for the church and its responsibilities as a whole, when it’s so easy to get so frustrated, so fast!!
Steve :: I think we all can understand the feeling. Sadly!
I love hearing your opinions, guys, keep them coming!