...Simon Cowell sits at a desk for i'm sure less then three hours...and earns six figures...
...Factory workers work eight hours a day or more, and some only earn four figures...
'Hard earned'...is true to America in the 1,600's...
But in 2,009 (Almost 2,010)...When you have a president of Starbucks earning millions a year...while it's own hard-workers earn but thousands, maybe...You have to define what is 'Hard earned'.
...A thief has to face hard climbing, INTENSE amounts of fear, both of being shot, arrested, maimed, hurt, etc...
...Then has to face guilt (If they're new to it)...Also heavy lifting, carrying, running long distances...
...I'm not talking someone who steals an idea like an internet form...
...I'm talking someone who takes, truely, from another...
...It's not a 'good' thing, but sometimes...you really have no other choice.
People are stealing now-a-days because businesses are shutting down...and the economy is really screwed now. It's incredibly difficult to find a job...it's almost impossible...But just because jobs are hard to find..
...Doesn't mean people still don't have bills...or have to pay for food...
...Imagine...You fill out 10-50 applications a day...but nothing comes of it...it's the end of the month...you have close to 2,000 in bills...and not a single dollar in your pocket.
...You haven't eaten in two days...
...What do you do?
...Pray for mercy? Contact a family member if that option is even available (For me, I have no relatives nearby)...?
...Ask someone for money and maybe get a dollar and over 200 people spitting on you, calling you a bum, and insulting you...?
Or take twenty dollars from someone who can literally burn it and not care...?
Life is tough...And we all make decisions based on situations that come across us...