Redistribution for thee, but not for me
Students, not normally a personally wealthy group, are all for redistributing other people’s money. Apparently, though, they draw the line at redistributing the fruits of their own labors:
The next step is to get the students to listen to Jon Lovitz’s F-Bomb laden rant and understand that, whether we’re talking grades or money, it is always wrong for a coercive government to force people to part with the rewards they earned:
We all recognize that people must contribute some sum towards a functional society, for roads, national security, etc. But that is quite different from having your elected government suddenly decide to play at Robin Hood.