Re: The Republican Translator

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From: Benway
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:19

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geoff wrote:
> 
> (A continuing public service...)
> 
> Q: How do you say "Government confiscation of property from
>  some, redistributed to others" in Obamese?
> 
> A:
> (1) "Sharing the wealth" (as spoken to Joe the Plumber),
> ie give our tax money to wall street.
> 
> (2) "Reinvestment of assets" (the current form, which was
> found to be more usefully obfuscational in focus groups),
> ie give our tax money to wall street.
> 
> See also: "From each, according to his means, to others,
>  according to need."  (Karl Marx)

This is how I like to remember the rodent
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309049369

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