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9. It does not pay to be honest in the US. Politicians, corporations, etc

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 07:22 AM

Nov 2013

Can lie and get ahead because of that.

This man should have never even turned in or told anyone about the money.

The US has lost any moral compass it might have had ages ago, this is just further evidence of that.

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Hackensack's homeless Samaritan loses benefits over $850 he found and turned in [View all] Newsjock Nov 2013 OP

Man's inhumanity to man-never surprised, always appalled. nt babylonsister Nov 2013 #1

Well look what he used the money on..... PumpkinAle Nov 2013 #2

Social Services have the worst rules and punish those who try to get off the system... FirstLight Nov 2013 #3

Maybe Heather MC Nov 2013 #4

It is things like this awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #5

I cannot even fathom Mojo Electro Nov 2013 #6

This is the rule in all states, afaik. Laelth Nov 2013 #7

another example of institutional failure. a cruel one...but we have set things up to run this way. n xchrom Nov 2013 #8

It does not pay to be honest in the US. Politicians, corporations, etc The Straight Story Nov 2013 #9