Nice sift. Helps explain how I rationalize torrents, eh?

infinitely interesting...

"It's become possible for people to be dishonest and still think of themselves as honest."

That's America in a nutshell.

Credit Card huxters, HMO cheats, Wall Street brigands, K Street lobbyists, the list is long (pay day loans and adjustable rate mortgages also come to mind).

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This reminds me of how after I took a Philosophy of Law class, I don't believe laws are laws unless they are regularly enforced. In other words,
"I didn't break the law unless I got caught" kind of thinking. My LAW class made me more criminal in thinking!

The problem here is coke belongs in a fridge, a plate of money does not. The oddity of the plate of money being in the fridge might be enough to stop people from taking it, be it because they think someone is watching them or whatever.

Yeah, I'm not sure I follow his interpretation of the results either. Less cash equals more theft. I wouldn't steal your cash, but I'd steal your credit card and perform identity theft?