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    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-2...-study/3856172

    People from wealthy backgrounds are more likely than poorer people to break laws while driving, take lollies from children, and lie for financial gain, a United States study says.

    "I was astonished," Dr Piff said. "On average, people in the upper rank condition took two times as much, so it was a pretty sizeable effect."

    Also, in that particular study, researchers conditioned some of the subjects first to think of themselves as of a higher social rank by asking them to compare themselves to others with less.

    The exercise showed that people could be trained to think more highly of themselves, and that they would in turn act with more greed and less ethicality, demonstrating that status drives greed.

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    These psychology studies are such a waste of research money. The conclusions they reach, to the extent the conclusion is not obvious, is meaningless.

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    I definitely don't think the idea of rich people being more prone to certain criminal behaviors would be obvious to everyone.

    Also I like when things that are obvious to me intuitively are "proven."

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    On average this may be true, but I sometimes don't like the implication with these studies, that all rich people are greedy or nasty. Most people who climb the corporate pyramid step on others, but there are business owners who are very generous, who become rich by truly helping other people, having a great name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mountain Dew View Post
    On average this may be true, but I sometimes don't like the implication with these studies, that all rich people are greedy or nasty. Most people who climb the corporate pyramid step on others, but there are business owners who are very generous, who become rich by truly helping other people, having a great name.
    moral: don't assume every high income person will steal your candy. noted.

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    Crazy rat, I liked the original post, not the edited one. Change it back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mountain Dew View Post
    On average this may be true, but I sometimes don't like the implication with these studies, that all rich people are greedy or nasty. Most people who climb the corporate pyramid step on others, but there are business owners who are very generous, who become rich by truly helping other people, having a great name.
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    We loved so many, yet hated so much,
    We hurt others and were hurt ourselves...

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    Whilst our laughter echoed,
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    Quote Originally Posted by crazedratPULSE View Post
    These psychology studies are such a waste of research money. The conclusions they reach, to the extent the conclusion is not obvious, is meaningless.
    re whats left of your edited post, yeah i think i agree. i'm not sure what the point is. i don't think i'm any better off after reading it except for a brief moment of satisfaction haha.

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