What happened to honesty?

Cashed a check at a grocery supermarket. Received $100.00 too much. Told the busy office guy he gave me $100.00 too much & gave it back to him. He was very grateful & said that if I wasn't married, he'd jump over the office glass barrier and kiss me. I told him I wasn't married. He didn't jump. shees. šŸ¤£
 

Remy said:
That's awful. Do you go to thrift stores? Perhaps pick up some dishes there. But you are right, people will take anything. And you have discussed what is going on at your complex.
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No doubt if I was to replace it with a new one that would be stolen as well.
Dogs miss out, no more water bowl out front. Birds will have another bowl, out back.
 
Bretrick said:
No doubt if I was to replace it with a new one that would be stolen as well.
Dogs miss out, no more water bowl out front. Birds will have another bowl, out back.
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perhaps you could make some kind of bowl that could be pinned down by guy line tent pegs.... which would prevent it being stolen by all the but the more determined.. I'd hate to see the dogs lose out on a drink in a hot country...
 
HermitHogan said:
Some people are so dishonest, they'd use their son as a prop. They'd put him on their shoulders and people would think, "Oh, look how cute," all the while they're lying to your face and conspiring to take over the world.
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Or maybe he is saving the world from those who already took it over and are stealing everyone blind.
 
JBR said:
Our friends are honest people, which is something we value in them. There's a sprinkling of dishonest types in our community, and teenagers (I won't say all) can go through a period where dishonesty can be part of the phase they're in.
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Well, I have to say that a big part of why don't go out of my way to make friends (in person, of course) has a lot do with most people that I've met in my lifetime, and their level of honesty and independence. Some were good people, some were not so much, and the vast majority of them I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw them.

JBR said:
I'd like it if the citizens of our democratic nations could be effective at requiring personal honesty, and at least a basic level of personal decency, from their elected representatives.
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You're joking, right? According to US News & World Report 36% of registered voters didn't even bother to vote. To me, that screams "I DON'T CARE!" about anything the government does. And as far as personal decency goes, that is apparently not in a Politician's job description anymore. If it ever was in the first place... Whatever the case, Honesty and Decency are in short supply at times in DC.
 
Just looking at videos of smash 'n grab thugs, looters, and such vermin in the aftermath of a disaster is enough to convince me there is simply no overabundance of honesty in this world.
 
Eupher said:
Just looking at videos of smash 'n grab thugs, looters, and such vermin in the aftermath of a disaster is enough to convince me there is simply no overabundance of honesty in this world.
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That's a symptom of poverty, so while it is despicable, it is to some extent understandable, albeit not excusable.

But on the other side of the coin, there are well off people who rip off poor people for profit, which is far more despicable.
 
Rakaia said:
That's the visible dishonesty and I'm sure it's a fraction of the invisible dishonesty .
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you know what..we've all seen on tv and on youtube, thieves being caught shoplifting, but in real life I've never witnessed someone being caught until today. The security at Tesco.. had stopped a woman.. and they were emptying her bag right there near the exit, and it was full of expensive Olive oils...
 
HermitHogan said:
That's a symptom of poverty, so while it is despicable, it is to some extent understandable, albeit not excusable.

But on the other side of the coin, there are well off people who rip off poor people for profit, which is far more despicable.
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Sorry, but I'm not buying your argument.

A condition of poverty doesn't lead one to steal on the scale we've seen, unless there is a total lack of respect, empathy, and sense of right versus wrong. This condition is called "thuggery" in my book. No other word for it.

Once a person reaches legal age, that's the line in the sand. I have no sympathy for someone who pleads "poverty!" after they've looted their local CVS pharmacy.
 
HermitHogan said:
That's a symptom of poverty, so while it is despicable, it is to some extent understandable, albeit not excusable.

But on the other side of the coin, there are well off people who rip off poor people for profit, which is far more despicable.
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when you get time watch this guy.. his presentation might not be brilliant but he's very clever and a far sighter,


Gary Stevenson became a millionaire by betting on the 2008 financial crisis and the resulting economic inequality. He then retired from trading to become an economist and campaign against wealth inequality.

  • At age 21, Stevenson became Citibank's youngest trader
  • In 2011, he became the bank's most profitable trader globally
  • He retired from Citibank in 2014 at age 27 and ultimately became a multi millionaire
How he became an economist
  • He studied for an MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford
  • He started a YouTube channel called GarysEconomics to explain economic concepts and campaign against inequality
  • He has written a book called The Trading Game: A Confession about his experiences in finance
What he campaigns for
  • Stevenson advocates for a wealth tax on the super rich
  • He has contributed to policy debates on inequality in Britain
  • He has appeared in articles in The Guardian, BBC, LBC, and Novara Media
 
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Eupher said:
Sorry, but I'm not buying your argument.

A condition of poverty doesn't lead one to steal on the scale we've seen, unless there is a total lack of respect, empathy, and sense of right versus wrong. This condition is called "thuggery" in my book. No other word for it.

Once a person reaches legal age, that's the line in the sand. I have no sympathy for someone who pleads "poverty!" after they've looted their local CVS pharmacy.
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Am entirely with you, Eupher. I was so poor once, a single Mom and raising my DD, I would skip meals to keep her fed. Lost far too much weight getting through college on little food.

I didn't ONCE think of thieving or taking what is not mine from another no matter who they are.

The recent smash and grabs come to mind with the excuse:
"We are owed this right because our great grandparents suffered..." doesn't cut it. We ALL suffer in life no one is immune.
 
Because of my essential tremor neurological disorder balance problem, I had to change from a 2 wheeler to an adult tricycle with back basket. šŸ«¤ (Little kids thought seeing me riding a big ol tricycle was funny. šŸ˜ ) It became my "wheels". I used it for grocery shopping & other store shopping, till it was stollen. I was sick about it. Fortunately I was able to buy a new one, with strong lock, I was FREE again to go here and there. I'd even settle my little grandson in the basket and we would ride off to the park, and to the beach many times.
 

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