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Wealthy Well respected
Debate Score:35
Arguments:24
Total Votes:42
Ended:10/23/08
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Is it better to be wealthy or well respected?

5th Period

Wealthy

Side Score: 17
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Well respected

Side Score: 18
Winning Side!
3 points

In my opinion, being wealthy can get you more in life than being well respected. Beind well respected cannot buy you things or supply your needs. If you are wealthy than you can earn respect by for example, giving money to charity, or helping another person that is in need of money. If you do that then people will respect you. Being respected is a very good thing but being wealthy can get you anything you desire, even respect.

Side: Wealthy
1 point

good job!!!

i agree

Side: Wealthy
2 points

I think its better to be wealthy because theres no way you can loose with being wealthy. I feel like most people are going to respect you because their gona want to be around you. There are some things that can be lost with wealth but it all depends on the type of person you are, and what you do with your wealth.

Side: Wealthy
2 points

It is better to be wealthy because you can do alot more with money than you can with respect. Respect is not really important to me because i feel like if you dont respect me then you're a hater because i haven't done anything for you not to respect me. So i feel like having money is more important than someone else's respect towards you because you dont really need people to live your life

Side: Wealthy
1 point

I think its better to be wealthy.Money might not bring you happiness,but in todays world it can bring you power and freedom.

Side: Wealthy
1 point

It's better to be wealthy, because all or most of your life you dont have to worry about struggling. Also you get respect on top of that either way. Being poor and respected is not a good combination. Riches should be at your standards and getting the respect and power. Earth is all about money! Always!

Side: Well Respected
1 point

Being well respected is okay in the world, but the only way you can survive in life is if you have money. oney is what makes the world turn, and alot of you might disagree with that, but thats the truth. Everything that people do is for money. School, for example, the main reason that people go to school is to earn money when they are adults.

Side: Wealthy
1 point

Being wealthy automatically earns respect. One must respect those better able at numbing their moral and ethical senses while chiseling large nuggets of cash away from the world's dwindling resources and the starving mouths of the poor. Applaud the face grinders I say!

Side: Wealthy
0 points

Well the best choice is to be respected......but shoo that is nothin to me so id rather be wealthy because with money you dont have to worry about nothing....i know people say " money doesnt bring happieness" well niether does being a bum! so id rather have money and chill on it!!!

Side: Wealthy
1 point

NOOOOOOO! thats lame!

Side: Wealthy
0 points

In my point of view i think its better to be wealthy than be respected. Being wealthy can give you a better life and it makes your life alot funner. Its better ti have money for needs you need then be respeced. If people dont respect you its probably because they don't like you, so you don't need people like that around. Being wealthy gets you everything so respect is not imprtant.

Side: Wealthy
5 points

I beleive that it is better to be well respected because people will know who you are because the things you do rather than your moneey. Money cant get you everything it can buy you things and tag you as a rich person, but people may never respect what you do. Being respected gives you power, and people look to you for decisions. People with respect are better people and make better choices.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

that's a great argument brother!

keep up the great work!

Yuh digg!

Side: Well Respected
2 points

I believe it is better to be well respected than to be wealthy. Many times peopls that are wealthy grow to become cocky so i decide to be well respected. Plus, it is better to be respeceted because you will have more friends and people will like you for who you are. On the other hand, if you are wealthy alot of the times people will like you for your money and not you!

I could not live in a world where all people wanted from me was money and not friendship!

I believe that if you are well respected then people will also help you have fun and be a happy person. Money can make you happy but the thrill is only temporary. Money comes and goes, but true friends and respect last an eternity.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

Being wealthy is very dangerous. People will want to kill you just for your money. Your family will look at you the wrong way and your friends will ask you for money. Being well respected, however, is very useful. Many people will know you, your friends will actually help you, and those who hate you for know apparent reason will know why. Money brings out the evil and greediness of people, while respect shows that people know who you are and like you.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

Material things come and go......

Respect is much more important than money. Money comes and goes but if you have respect that last forever. What are you left with when you company goes bankrupt and your left on the streets what will you do who will you turn to? If you are well respected you have friends you can turn to for help. Once you are well respected many doors can be opened to you and you have the opportunity to become wealthy. For if all you have is money once its gone you are left with nothing.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

I feel it would be better to be well respected than to be wealthy. There are so many great things that come along with respect that you won't have when you're wealthy. With wealth you have do deal with all the people who are out there to get theirs. Relatives you've never known before start calling or showing up at your home, companies you were once involved with start calling trying to collect money, and creditors as well. Being well respected on the other hand has so many more pluses to it than negatives. Yes there are going to be people that don't respect you, and you aren't going to respect back, but for the most part those who do respect you, offer you things like friendship, they can help you get a job, which can lead to you being wealthy, or even make you wealthy themselves because they respect you so much to do that for you. Part of growing up is to be respectful, and most times the outcome will be you will recieve respect. Well, with wealth most of the time if you give money how many people do you really expect to give it back or more?

Side: Well Respected
1 point

The one I think will be better is being respected. Money can't buy you happiness. If you are well respected people will trust you and love you and who know they might even give you money as a gift for being a well respectful guy. Because think about it if you had lots and lots of money. Don't you think people will be jealously of you, if they are you would be steal from you. if you are respected you wouldn't have to guard your money all the time, worry about losing all your money.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

When you are wealthy, are you happy? Are you respected? Are you worried about the fame? Wealth is among the top three things everyone in the world wants. What most people don't see is, being respected can take a long way, as suppose to being wealthy. There is not enough money in the world that compares to the respect that you would get when you are respected. "People that are respected are better people and make better decisions", Riley Gof.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

i think that it is better to be well respected because then when ur hanging with your friends you know for a fact that they are not your friend to use you for your money. then rather when you are wealthy they could be your friend for your money but you dont know that for a fact but there is a chance for it thats just why i think its better to be respected

Side: Well Respected
1 point

Respect is earned through getting to know people. It benefits you and your friends. However, wealth is only earned thorugh a job, and therefore sometimes lost. Respect can't be completely lost. It's like saying you walk next to a person you don't know and bump into them. The kind thing to do is say excuse me or sorry. The wealthy thing to do is give money to that person so that they forget what they went through.

Side: Well Respected
1 point

Being respected get you noticed for the things you do and known for. Helping people and showing or telling them the write way to go is being respectful and other people will respect you for that and in return show you how they appreciate you for at least trying. with wealth you can just give the money and say figure it out youself, you wont get respect that way. Also if you have wealth, your friends or so call friends will stay and just hang out with you for your money, that is when you will see who your true friends and family are and who really respect you.

Side: Well Respected
0 points

Everyone wants respect and everyone wants to be wealthy. From what I've seen people who have earned good respect usually are wanted and are praised which brings wealth. If you have a lot of respect people are are going to look at you and think that you as a respectable person could be doing a lot. You are going to be wanted places not just with friends but in the business world. Also people should become wealthy the respectable way. For example taking many years of school and getting a PHD and becoming a wealthy doctor, that is respectable.

Side: Well Respected
-1 points

i think is better to be well respected because most people will listen to what you have to say and mostly agree with you on anything.

Side: Well Respected