THE RICH 1% AND HONESTY

There is a new study out of UC Berkeley that concludes that the wealthier people do not obey traffic laws as much as the less fortunate. They also eat candy meant for children.

I do not think that this necessarily reflects on the morals of the wealthy. It does reflect on the perceptions of the wealthy.

Traffic tickets are much less expensive for the wealthy. A $400 fine is devastating to most of us 99 percenters. The same fine makes almost no impact on the 1%.

Probably more of us would break the law, if we could afford lawyers to defend us using every legal resource available.

Most of us realize how much effort and fundraising has to be done to get "free" candy for children. Even a Costco candy purchase can mean no fast food for the candy contributor. But for the 1%, a candy purchase costs a trivial amount of money, so eating some is no big deal.

If you have never had to worry about money, you do not understand the fear that comes from wondering how to pay the rent. If you have never been truly hungry, you do not understand that real hunger is painful until you are so starved that you no longer react to the hunger.

Is it immoral to just not understand?