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To: Sully- who wrote (53592)	11/17/2006 9:47:07 AM
From: mph	Respond to of 90947

I realize that I was over generalizing---I have nothing against amassed wealth, wish I had more of it, and hope those who have it live well and prosper---but, human nature being what it is, the rich and powerful do have a tendency to take advantage of the rest of we mere mortals. I did rather grin at the notion of Noblisse Oblige put forth by Peter. Old money helped Ted Kennedy avoid punishment for drowning a girl and I'm sure her family didn't regard that as very noble. Or maybe his money wasn't old enough<g>

To: Sully- who wrote (53592)	11/17/2006 12:26:00 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

What you are describing is the degradation of morals similar to embezzlement. It starts with a cashier (or other more responsible person) borrowing a few dollars to buy gas (or other "worthy = necessary" item). They pay that back but realize how easy it was. The next cause is not as worthy and the amount increases. Soon they are not paying it back. I read about a woman who had embezzled over half a million dollars from her employer. She bought her daughter a house and was a high roller in Vegas. She had been the company bookkeeper for years. It caused the failure of the company. People who have insufficient ethical backbone find it easy to fail.