Mind's Eye Re: the rich are mean

That is a piffy generalization- the wealthy have built and contributed
much to society. A popular character type in literature- and life- is
the peasant who would sell his mother if given the chance. Don't
romanticize the poor with virtues they do not possess.

On Mar 5, 4:56 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dr. Paul Piff has done a number of reasonably scientific experiments
> that demonstrate the wealthy are less inclined to give in experimental
> settings.  You can find a review here -http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-upper-class-people.html
> .
>
> I've been exploring some dire financial deals of late and corruption
> in academic circles that eventually pan out in local genocides in
> Africa.  One of the most unethical creeps I worked with was a
> professor of business ethics, but other ethical professionals like
> lawyers often have none.  This link gives the gist -http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/03/on-the-continuing-oxymoron-of-...
> .
>
> My view for years has been we need to apply the criminal law and
> police investigation to economics and I think there is little clever
> about money-grubbing, just a set of myths justifying it.