Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before,
but had recently failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on this plan".

All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A....

(substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).



After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.

The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the

ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in

hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that communism would also ultimately fail

because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away,

no one will try or want to succeed.

These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going
to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because

Somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Can you think of a reason for not sharing this?
Neither could I.

Conservatists know this and liberal-socialists also know this but desperately want to be the receivers.

djenrette Loc: Philadelphia

Let me see if I get this --- you make up a fairy tale about something that never happened. Then you generate conclusions from it that do not follow. Why bother? Why invade a site dedicated to photography?

garceh Loc: florida

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Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

David, I know it takes a little longer for some but sooner or later you will figure out what it means.
Photography Forum -> General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk)
Most photographers have a life besides the camera.

And if you find that you have stumbled and fumbled you may learn the next lesson. UNWATCH by clicking the button kindly provided just for you. :XD:

I have a feeling the problem is deeper. Oh me Oh my, you're a socialist and don't like it that people don't want to share. Be sure to come to school though and some day you will learn.

Thanks for your kind remarks all the same. :lol:

Past Pro Loc: Spring Hill, Florida

No, you DON'T have it right! The example given is following what this great country is doing as I type! Just explained so even a lib can understand--although you still don't get it!!

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

In his defense, he started as a lib but has graduated to full blown liberal-socialist-demorat-communist. He is way past understanding.

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

Here is proof for you. This is where the story developed or so I was told.

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An economics professor at a local college

mwalsh Loc: Houston

You have posted this silly question several times now, and it has been answered each time. Are you really as smart as a brick wall? (I am not going to bother answering the question...if you don't get it yet, you just ain't gonna)

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

djenrette is typical of the "unthinkables"...
Brainwarshed to the point of being ignorant ...

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

What is more telling is that this guy claims to be a retired college professor. We all know by now what the liberal so called professors are doing to America.
Turning the USA into a communist country.

tom kf4wol

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This is a 'Chit Chat Site" know to those with Common Sense as an American Free Speech First Amendment Site...One can Express one's opinion....If one does not like the "Opinion"...then exercise one's Freedom...don't frigging click on this Site...duh.. :-D :-D :-D :-D :P :P :-) :-) :) :)

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

The disease of incompetence by liberals is spreading...you've caught the early symptoms. Continue vomiting until your system clears. Common sense is the only cure.

mwalsh Loc: Houston

How did I piss you off?

user47602 Loc: ip 304.0.0.33.32

The next semester, the class realized the problems with a socialist type of grading system so they suggested that the teacher grade them on a curve.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on a new plan".
Grades will be given on a curve that correlates with wealth in the US over time.

After the 1st test 10% received A, 15% received B 50% received C, 15% received D 10% received F
no one was really surprised with their grades... the teacher said, think of this test as 1960.

After the midterm 5% received A, 10% received B 30% received C, 30% received D 25% received F
most everyone was a little surprised that their grades had gone down... the teacher said, think of this test as 1980.

After the 3rd test 1% received A, 5% received B 20% received C, 35% received D 39% received F
everyone was shocked that their grades had gone down so much... the teacher said, think of this test as 2000.

After the final only 1 person received A, everyone else received F
no one was really surprised with their grades... the teacher said, think of this test as 2014.

The really funny thing is that there were over 500 people in that class (freshman econ 101).

pecohen Loc: Central Maine

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The story assumes that the students in this Economics class are really interested in Economics and so they will just goof off if not rewarded. If true, this is a sad commentary on education.