Enlightening Conversation
My wife had the following exchange with a younger co-worker today at work. I think it shows you that too many people voted without being properly educated. I take full responsibility for that failure.
Co-worker: Why do we need a new jail?
My lovely wife: Because we are spending 2.8 million dollars a year housing inmates in other counties. You voted the wrong way didn’t you?
Co-worker: I have a right to vote how I want to, and I kept my taxes from going up.
My lovely wife: No you didn’t. Your taxes wouldn’t go up anyway. You don’t own any property.
Co-worker: Well, I kept my grandmother’s taxes from going up.
My lovely wife: No you didn’t. She is over 65, and her taxes are frozen. Her taxes weren’t going up anyway.
Co-worker: I have a right to choose how I vote.
My lovely wife: You didn’t do your homework.
I am so proud of my wife for asserting herself! Goes to show you that at least some people voted without knowing the facts. I should’ve have done a better job of educating.
