share the wealth

This is something I found in email sent to me. I find it odd that someone else would want to take my hard earned money and give to others who don't earn it. Obama isn't the first one to come up with this idea. The democrats have been pushing it in one form or another for years.


Yesterday on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read 'Vote Obama, I need the money.' I laughed; not at his plight, but the fact he believed Obama would actually improve his situation.
Once in the restaurant 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 "Spread the 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 deserved money more. I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application
As a Christian I am all about giving to others to help them. I think it is also important to help them to better themselves by teaching, training etc. so they can be productive. I do not think the government should be in the middle of these things. It creates a system that costs more to operate than it the help it gives. I like to read how much of the money I give to a charitable cause actually makes it to the need they are collecting for. Most are well up into the 90's but sometimes I 've seen them be as low as 30 - 40 %.
I wonder how much of the taxes allocated to diiferant things makes it to the need??

Socialism anyone ????