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Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by chibg10 on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:15PM (#15467507)
Equally important is how you define "unethical." I'd imagine people in higher socioeconomic levels are more likely to lie in a negotiation or ignore traffic laws (traffic penalties fines are regressive in the sense they are fixed, skill in negotiating is probably correlated with skill in lying), but less likely to commit violent crimes or engage in drug abuse.
Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by icebraining on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:21PM (#15467561)
As a sidenote, traffic penalties are not regressive everywhere: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland...
Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by hwillis on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:58PM (#15467885)
> traffic penalties fines are regressive in the sense they are fixed

They actually did examine almost exactly that, although none of the studies involved actual laws or punishments outside social repercussions. They measured how likely someone was to cut people off while driving. Most of the other scenarios involved sharing rewards.

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by flachsechs on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:10PM (#15467987)
> less likely ... to engage in drug abuse.

i really doubt this.

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by jstanley on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:11PM (#15468010)
Less likely to get caught engaging in drug abuse, maybe
Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by charlesdm on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:18PM (#15468059)
Or be convicted, definitely.
Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by KGIII on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:53PM (#15468326)
There is so much right in the above three posts that I'd vote twice, if I could.

The wealthy buy drugs from people who drive nice sports sedans and wear suits, or similar. They aren't down at the crack house giving blowjobs for dime bags.

Some of the biggest stashes of drugs, that I have seen, have been inside what you'd probably call a mansion. No, this wasn't dealers. This was for personal consumption and/or to be consumed by their guests.

Those guests may well have included people who work in the judicial system, by the way.

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by big_youth on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:06PM (#15468436)
Back in college my cocaine dealer was a city police officer. I had no idea until I saw him eating at a local restaurant in his police gear.
Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by KGIII on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:17PM (#15468527)
I don't want to be too specific, but one of the best 'cooks' that I've known was the ADA and now holds a higher elected position.

Cooks, for those who don't know, turn coke into crack, a smokable form.

She would do it with a stove and a coffee pot, as much as an ounce at a time.

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by flachsechs on Friday October 13, 2017 @09:41PM (#15470225)
the biggest dealer at my college went to a "very good" law school and is now working in DC.

go figure.

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by hwillis on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:37PM (#15468671)
In the affluent suburban town where I grew up, the chief of police was caught selling percocet to a middle schooler.
Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by paulddraper on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:48PM (#15468298)
It depends how you define it.

Alcohol abuse is positively correlated with wealth. Tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine use is negatively correlated.

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by 24gttghh on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:34PM (#15468658)
Source? Marijauana use and alcohol use both seem to correlate positively with wealth, but Tobacco indeed appears to be a negative correlation. [0]

[0]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410945/

Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by paulddraper on Friday October 13, 2017 @04:51PM (#15469144)
The study you cited is limited to young adults (18-23), which is a rather small segment. A more recent study with a wider population [1]:

> Poorer marijuana users smoking the most. Pot users profile closer to cigarette smokers than alcohol drinkers.

[1] http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/14/study-poorer-marijuana-...