I have been thinking about dishonest people lately now that the great recession we are in continues. Several incidents have brought about an evaluation of our morals during difficult financial times. One of my friends recently attended a conference and noticed that on her last day someone had added a few extra dollars for a tip to her breakfast ticket. I had the same experience the next week, but here an extra $25 had been added for an initial $25 tab. Most people who might contemplate cheating a bit probably would not have increased the tip to 100%, I would think, if they hoped to avoid notice. The most interesting incident I have heard within the last few days centers on the New Zealand man who requested overdraft protection for $10,000. The bank evidently made a mistake and added an extra three zeroes to the amount requested. The man and his girlfriend now seem to have absconded with the ten million dollars to parts unknown.
My question is: Have we always been willing to cheat, or are we being unduly tempted by the recession we find ourselves in? I tend to think it is the latter.
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