I believe this is a reference to Atlas Shrugged in which Ayn Rand refers to Robin Hood as the most evil person who ever lived, because he took money from the hard-working rich and gave it to the lazy poor.
They really do live in Bizarro world, don't they.
Anonymous
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March 26, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Anonymous -- I think you're giving them WAY too much credit!
Anonymous
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April 15, 2010 at 11:58 PM
actually, Robin hood was the nickname of a tax program in Texas that took money from schools in better areas and gave it to poorer schools. it was declared unconstitutional a few ears ago and was generally a waste of time and money because the poorer schools ended up with a surplus of cash spent on things like laptops for their students while students in nicer areas had to make significant budget cuts in sports (except football of course) and in the arts. it may have been a good idea in theory to combat inequality, but it was poorly executed.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. I believe in this whole-heartedly.
And I appreciate anyone who has the gumption to protest despite their handicapped abilities to articulate what they oppose. Their right, and ours, to a freedom of speech is something few in this world can savor. Another right we should not forget to savor, though, is the right to mock them.
Some of these signs have been floating around the internet for a while and could be called classics, others are new. They just needed to be collected in one place. Please enjoy, and share it with your friends.
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I believe this is a reference to Atlas Shrugged in which Ayn Rand refers to Robin Hood as the most evil person who ever lived, because he took money from the hard-working rich and gave it to the lazy poor.
They really do live in Bizarro world, don't they.
Anonymous -- I think you're giving them WAY too much credit!
actually, Robin hood was the nickname of a tax program in Texas that took money from schools in better areas and gave it to poorer schools. it was declared unconstitutional a few ears ago and was generally a waste of time and money because the poorer schools ended up with a surplus of cash spent on things like laptops for their students while students in nicer areas had to make significant budget cuts in sports (except football of course) and in the arts. it may have been a good idea in theory to combat inequality, but it was poorly executed.
Not everybody admires Robin Hood...
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