April 02, 2016

The Genie and the College Democrat

Jack Kemp

One day a Democrat, a college senior, was walking along the beach in his state when he came upon an unusual bottle washed up on the shore.

"Gee, that looks like the one in the tv show I Dream of Jeanie. I wonder if..."

So he picks up the bottle and removes the cork. Sure enough, a male genie like the one in the movie "Aladdin" appears, saying he will grant one wish.

"I want the minimum wage to be $15 an hour. No, wait. You're a genie and I can have anything I want! I wish that the minimum wage be $30 an hour!" 

The genie replies, "Master, I can grant that wish but there is one problem."

"What?," asks the student.

"In thirty years, when you are a grandfather, your grandson will come to you and ask you to buy him a can of Coca-Cola," says the genie. 

"So what's the big deal?," says the student.

The genie replies, "A 12 ounce can of Coca-Cola will cost $30!"

Moral of the Story: Some people, particularly Democrats, will scoff at this tale. But I'm old enough to remember when a bottle of Coca-Cola cost ten cents and an ice cream cone with 25 cents. In the 1950s, gas for your car was twenty-five cents a gallon - and the new 1965 Ford Mustang cost a basic $2,300 - $2,500 if you added fancy wheels, etc. The Democrats in office - and not necessarily on Main Street - are counting on many voters not understanding price rises over the decades. When I saw the 1980s remake of the movie "The Postman Always Rings Twice," Jack Nicholson drives up to a Depression Era gas station and holds up two one dollar bills and said "Fill 'er up" to the attendant (yes, Virginia, there were attandants who pumped gas for you back then). The whole New York audience who heard and saw this with me were abuzz with amazement for a minute or two. The moral is that inflation leads to higher prices for not only wages but also goods bought.

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1 Excellent Jack!  And this is a regressive tax, hurting the poor the most.

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at April 02, 2016 08:24 AM (7jvb/)

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