A social experiment

On his way to lunch, a man passed a homeless guy with a sign, "Vote for Obama, I need the money."  Inside the restaurant his server wore an  'Obama in 08' button. When the bill came the customer explained that he was exploring the Obama wealth redistribution concept.

The server stood in disbelief as he was told the customer was going to redistribute his tip to someone more deserving and in need like the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed away uttering some unkind words. The customer gave the homeless guy $5 and told him to be sure to thank the server inside.

At the end of this unscientific redistribution of wealth experiment, the man realized the homeless guy was very grateful for the $5 he did not earn, but the server was pretty angry that the money he did earn was given to someone who needed it more.

Redistribution of wealth is easier in concept than in practical application.