So, if you had to choose: 50 Grand or Morality?

Question

50 Grand is a life changing amount... lets say chances are you most likely won't get caught... what do you think? Would you do it?

I can smell the fresh scent of debts paid, living rent free for a while, a good long vacation, and a brand new car sitting outside with leather interior, 6 CD changer, and GPS...

its life changing when you make 20K per year, are a college student, and live in a one-room Trailer with no heating...

Answer 1

I'll take morality.

For me, that's not really a life-changing amount. Even if you'd chosen a number that was, I have to live with myself and don't want to feel disgust for the person in the mirror.

Answer 2

50 grand is not alot of money at all. it sure as hell is not "life changing" I make more than that in a year. It would be a nice windfall to pay off some bills and maybe get me a new plasma tv or something like that, but remember, 35-40% taxes will be taken off the top, so really it would be about $31000. I would take it in a heart beat, but not illegally. My future is worth more than that. Now 50 million and lets talk...

Answer 3

it sounds like you are decribing theft, rather than a bribe or payment to do something wrong.

I would like to think that I would choose morality, but I would have to admit that given my current debt/income ratio, I'd really have to think about it.

Of course, whose money this 50K was would also depend; it would be a lot easier to rationalize theft from an evil, murderous entity like Union Carbide or General Electric or Monsanto than it would be from a friend/small business/benevolent organization; in the later cases I'm certain to chose morality.

Answer 4

For 50 grand (UK Sterling) I would trade my morals and anyone else's you wanted.Heck I'd even .....oh wait.......lets leave it at that.

Answer 5

morality....thanks....money comes and money goes....