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My million dollar Question
over the years ive asked a lot of people this question...sort of a way to judge what kind of people they are.
before you answer, i want you to really give it some thought, and picture the money stacked in front of you. think of all the good shit you could buy/etc....or problems it could solve.
***for 1 million tax free dollars/euros...would you agree to the instant deaths of 1 million human strangers randomly selected throughout the world. the moment you agree to keep the money, all of them would drop dead instantly with no pain or suffering?***
keep in mind...thats one life per dollar/euro.
and its not like you would see them die...or their families/friends suffering from the loses.
most people tell me no...but i know anybody with kids would most likely say yes if they had the chance. because we all know, most parents would do anything for their children. college, new house, cars....lots of smiles in exchange for some people you dont even know...many of which are probably bad people.
and think of this...imagine if that opportunity was offered to every single person on earth. would mankind cease to exist? you bet your ass it would. because people are very greedy and only care about themselves/loved ones.....sure there are a small number of saints...but for the most part, its a doggy dog world.
in away this question is already in effect as far as corporations/governments profitting off people dieing from their products or lies.
what would you do? try to be honest. and pretend you are the only one being offered this chance of a lifetime.
The people on the opposing side are over-thinking it. They need to realize that 1million dollars can cure any amount of guilt, so they should accept the offer.
exactly, i also hear people often use "guilt" as there excuse to reject it...but like you say...the fun/joy of having that loot would help you quickly get over the "guilt"
how many of them feel guilty about all the harm their tax dollars contribute to. thats right you hypocritical bastards...those drones/wars/etc arent buying themselves
how many of them feel guilty about all the harm their tax dollars contribute to. thats right you hypocritical bastards...those drones/wars/etc arent buying themselves
They hardly have a choice in this matter, they shouldn't have to feel guilty
BS...everybody has a choice. but yes, most are too stupid to know they are being tricked into paying taxes...its all a fucking scam. but when you have a huge population of morons (85% or more)) that believe in fairytales (god/religion/heaven/hell) its not too hard to scare them into paying taxes.
IMO, the fucker that does the oil changes on the army tanks should feel guilty...but let me guess, he/she was just doing their job?
I assume you choose not to pay tax right? Very dangerous life style considering its a crime to avoid tax. But of course very admirable considering your money would kill innocent people. Well done and I wish you luck evading the police.
what makes you think you have to? when you turned 18 did you receive some book telling you all the rules? does it state anything about paying taxes in the constitution? people like you play the tax game because you dont know any better. one dumb fuck after another scaring each other "better pay your taxes or they will imprison you" cheating on your taxes is illegal. but paying them are voluntary. take labor taxes...the only reason you they take them is because you decide to get a job where the employer cooperates with the system. they get little tax breaks/perks for creating a business that brings in slaves like you.
do you know anything about sovereignty or what it means to be a "natural person" ....you were born free...but you are trained from birth to be a slave.
this takes place in canada...but same goes for the states
A number of legislative acts that states imprisonment as a punishment for tax evasion.
people like you play the tax game because you dont know any better... but paying them are voluntary. take labor taxes...the only reason you they take them is because you decide to get a job where the employer cooperates with the system
So if I don't want to pay tax I don't work. That is your solution? Presumably I never make a purchase nor own property or a business.
I don't over think this at all. Also money cant fix everything like you want. Most people believe that it can. With me guilt isn't a problem with me its the people that will get killed. Im not a big fan on killings and I don't know why someone will even go through with this. Y'all just seem to care about yourselves and not care about others. Haven't you wonder who will get killed? What about what will happen when they die?
I have been wealthy and I say that money cant fix all of your problems. Most people think that it can. The think if I had that kind of money all my problems will be solved. Well it seems they all were wrong, well the people who made it. I had thought it would fix all my problems as well but once it happen I realized that money is not all good. Its not what I thought it would be. Money can fix problems you have to fix them yourself. You all are living in a dream, but in reality money cant fix everything. People should know that but don't want to believe it.
Yes but it all went down south after one screw up so that sucks. One problem is having a real life not stuck up doing nothin for the rest of your life. Also have you ever heard that you cant buy happiness. There are too many people living in a dream world and no one can see that.
Money cant fix your problems at all you think that they can but they cant. I care because im tired of people dying for no good reason. Leys say your one of those people that would die. How would you feel. That the people who are getting this money is selfish that they care about wealth than lives. Many things are wrong with killing why cant you see that?
So what you are saying that money fix every single problem in your life there is no more problems in your life. Here is something haven't you ever heard you can't buy happiness. There is one thing that money can't fix it can't fix how you feel. It can't fix sadness or depression or anything like that. Now what is wrong with killing if you can't see that then your not very bright. One more people die then population will go down. Two more killing means more war. Three with all the death rate going down less people which means less workers. Four without workers products wont be made. Then the last is soon there will be nk workers at all no food no fresh water then no people. Simple really just look what could happen even though this have not happen in the last couple of years it happened befor and history repeats itself.
Here is something haven't you ever heard you can't buy happiness.
Happiness is caused by chemical reactions in the body. You could buy foods or supplements that start these chemical reactions. Also, playing video games makes me happy. You can buy video games.
There is one thing that money can't fix it can't fix how you feel.
Drugs off the street or from prescribed medications can fix how you feel and money can be used to purchase those things.
One more people die then population will go down. Two more killing means more war. Three with all the death rate going down less people which means less workers. Four without workers products wont be made. Then the last is soon there will be nk workers at all no food no fresh water then no people.
More people are being born than people dying. Why do you think the population density keeps increasing? Killing 1 million people out of 7 billion people would hardly be an issue.
Here is the thing when you buy a video game like you said thats not the kind of happiness im thinking of. Now to the drugs I believe you said withnyhe knowledge I have is that it tricks the mind its not the real thing. It tricks you to think you feel different when its all the same. Drugs are just illusions to the mind and your other senses. It seems that you really do feek different when you really don't. This isn't that simple to understand. Now with the whole dying im guessing your not keeping up with all of the news. If you really are paying attention to the world around you. You should have realized that it have been decreasing while the death rate is already increasing and its going up pretty fast.
If something was powerful enough to kill a million people in the blink of an eye, it would no doubt come for me later on to get its money back considering it has no moral compass and a helluva lot of power.
Oh it is relevant cuz usee...You are scared of da repercussions of da decision(i.e karma). Now, karma is homophobic, so you aint got no reason 2 be afraid to take da money. Cuz nigga, you gay.
The reason I chose this side is not my love of strangers, but moreso the fact that I couldn't imagine the body count (think about all of the ward that have taken place). But, I sure would love a million dollars.
Also, it looked hard enough to do in the movie The Box (the 2009 movie with Cameron Diaz). In the movie she and her husband were faced with the choice of a million dollars for one life. Watch it, it will help you think about the magnitude of the question.
I don't love strangers in the sense you seem to be implying, as I can't really feel love for individuals that I do not know. However, I can appreciate that I am a stranger to 99.999% of people in the world so it's really a matter of perspective.
I would never be able to simply collect $1 million and keep it a secret. Money is not an issue for me, and the benefits the additional cash would produce could never outweigh the cost in my mind. There is absolutely no reason to justify hedonism while causing a million deaths at the same moment.
tell that to: philip morris, anheuser busch, ronald mcdonald, the cia, the chemotherapy doctor, the FDA... and many other businessmen, they would love to kill you for a small profit.
joy and security is a pretty justifiable reason for hedonism.
keep in mind, roughly 150,000 people die per day anyways...whats another million at your "hands"? is it really going to matter? especially when that same day, close to 300k will be born.
but thats fine, if you want to lie and put yourself on "team hero" be my guest.
Well I woukd have to say no. I rather be on the streets than let a person die. I think that too many people are dying for no good cause. There is already a problem with executions and this wont help at all. If it will kill all of those people then I wont take it. I see that some people don't care and would go through with this and I don't know why. I don't like all the wars and I wont like this.
Guilt would have to make me say no. And I personally don't need that much money. I mean, yeah, it'd be nice to have that money, but not at that cost. I'm perfectly comfortable with the money I have now.
