Sign the petition to redistribute GPA scores from the greedy "A" accumulators (wages, salaries)

[HurricaneDC]

I think the problem with the analogy is that grades are supposed to be a mark of how capable you are or how intelligent you are. Or at the very least, whether you are qualified to work as an accountant at a Big 4 firm (based on your grades for your accounting degree).

Doesn't make redistribution of wealth any less unfair though. Just as you might call it unfair that a person is born to a poor family that doesn't hold education in high regard, you can also say that taking money from a person just because he was born into a rich family (something he has no control over) is unfair.

[LuckyGem]

Ha! This video shows the absurdity of it all!

[freemkt]

Grades are highly overrated. My GPA was 3.9 and I make less than the average dropout. There is little or no correlation between GPA and income. Indeed, the typical high earner was a B student.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by sickofnyc99

I for one would not participate in this program. I'd feel ashamed if I'd taken something someone else worked hard for.

Since the typical high earner was a B student, who worked harder? The $250K B student or the $50K A student?

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by summers73

Don't they know that others are suffering with C's and D's and are barely getting by from semester to semester?

No need to petition to redistribute grades. Many A students have low incomes, while the typical high earner had a B average.

So instead of petitioning to redistribute, can I just sell my 3.9 GPA to someone else with more money and lower grades?bbb

[summers73]

Originally Posted by Neuling

Yet another 'poor me, evil socialists wants to take my stuff away and give it to others who don't deserve it anyway' thread

It sure did embarrass those he interviewed.

[summers73]

Originally Posted by oldtimer2

To some people it does not matter where or how you got your money.

If you got the money they believe that you are automatically smart.

I imagine that there may be a shred of truth to that.

Ethics and morality aside, you do have to be smart enough to figure out how to do it without going to jail.

But then, so do most successful criminals.

Use Linux instead of Windows if you feel that strongly about it. I doubt you will. I think you'll continue to use PC/Windows because it's the best value for your money.

[summers73]

Originally Posted by Neuling

Yet another 'poor me, evil socialists wants to take my stuff away and give it to others who don't deserve it anyway' thread

Yup, because the analogy is airtight.

[odinloki1]

Really? This BS propaganda spreading false lies?

Maybe the right should be honest and show the wealth redistribution that has been going on for the past 30 years.

[summers73]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Any one consider that the analogy is 5 minutes past stupid? Sharing grades and shared responsibility for resources which accrue to all citizens...

Never mind.

The problem can be solved if the professors can inflate grades through a quantitative easing program approved by the dean, thereby providing more resources for all students. The Krugman Keynesian Klan would approve of this grade stimulus.