Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!jobe From: jobe@ssc-vax.UUCP (John W Jobe) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: re: RE: voting (semi-FLAME) Message-ID: <848@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 18:57:16 EST Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.848 Posted: Tue Feb 21 18:57:16 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Feb-84 07:07:50 EST References: <276@hogpd.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle Lines: 47 Hmmmm- perhaps it's time to add my two cent's worth. I can understand, and and almost even agree with the idea that more educated people vote more sensibly(i will *not*, however, define sensible :-), I must emphatically point out that having made money does not necessarily imply that one has "smarts", anymore than a high grade-point average absolutely implies vast intelligence. ***It only implies that the person with the money has money!*** Let me tell you a little story (stop me if you've heard this!). I have a neice (my wife's brother's ex-girlfriend's kid) who was featured on a TV news story in my home town last week. It seems that this kid is a born hacker, 'cause she was using the Apple computer at her kindergarten to draw all kinds of nifty pictures. In fact, she was the best in her class at it. She's five(5) years old. But, when the newsman asked her mother if she was going to buy her kid a computer, her answer was "Man, are you crazy?" You see, the woman's got 4 kids, she's on welfare(before you right-wing welfare haters start steaming, I should mention that she's also in a jobs training program and trying very hard to get out of the mess she's in)**and there's no way she can afford to pay for a micro**. So, this kid who shows so much promise will eventually lose it, lose interest, and become another statistic. So, her mom has no money, therefore she may never make any money, and so she would never get to vote. What a friggin' waste. Of course, those who had money would never consider putting their "hard-earned"cash out to help such people- the training program that this kid's mom is in probably would never exist- and there will always be an underclass of poverty in this country. Extra votes for having money? Pfui. _______________________________________________________________________________ From the oftimes fiery but seldom understood keyboard of the dark avenger Jobe (...!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!jobe) -- _______________________________________________________________________________ From the oftimes fiery but seldom understood keyboard of the dark avenger Jobe (...!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!jobe)