Poll: Stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

[eggy32]

It's wrong if the rich person earned or inherited their money. If it was illegitimately gained then it could be ok to rob them.

 

[FaceFaceFace]

Of course it depends on the situation. In the world where everyone's money comes from them being related to rich people, i.e. Robin Hood, then sure. In the real world where you'd be robbing people who work 10 hours a day and giving the money to unemployed people who are already collecting welfare checks? Not so much.

 

[AwesomeExpress]

I think we'll always have poor people, in reality. I'm all for helping the poor out, I just don't think they're going to go away.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Stealing is wrong. That's all I'm going by with this one!

 

[Downfall89]

No, it's stealing, which is a violation of one's rights. I may sound heartless, but just because somebody is less fortunate than me doesn't mean I need to pay for it, when I've done nothing wrong and earned the money for myself through my own hard work.

Don't get me wrong, if I see a poor bum on the street, I have money that I myself don't need for me and my family, and I can trust that the bum will use it wisely, I will make a donation. But to steal, even for the "right reasons", is still stealing.

I think the big question is "Is it right to steal from honest rich people?", i.e people who earned it fair and square. In that case, no. If they didn't earn it, they are thieves themselves.

But, like my wise English teacher said, NO rich person got rich by being nice. And it's true. Then again, there are some real assholes, and some decent people. And it also depends on how poor the people are as well. If the normal person is starving so one family can be extremely well off, stealing from them is fairly justified.

What does it matter if somebody's an asshole? If he earned it through his own blood, sweat and tears, nobody has the right to take it without his consent. His life, his possessions.

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As I said, he earned it through OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOOD SWEAT AND WHATNOT. Not his. Which is generally true. But still, you probably shouldn't steal from them anyway.

Are you speaking of corporate competition or just him literally taking the money?

Mostly corporate. I'm no anti-corporation person or whatever, but the focus can't always be on just yourself opposed to more of the community.