Follow the Money

Lesson of the day: people will do what they have to do to make money.

In class last night, we talked about how people will sell you something, even if it's against the rules, just to make money. The big example we used was guns. Private sellers can sell guns to people without going through a background check. They can also sell guns to people who the gun isn't meant for.

It sucks that people are willing to screw other people over just to make money. I get sick of buying and selling textbooks at school because they are so expensive and students really can't afford that all the time, even if they get financial aid money.

I know that it is way too idealistic to think that one day we'll all follow a standard moral ethic and do things the "right" way but it is never going to happen because lots of people are selfish. This is just something that I've been thinking about since class last night. I really don't have that much more to say about it other than it sucks that people are willing to break moral ethics or laws just to make money.