Teaching Your Kids To Stick It To The Man

Recently, a 22 year old Pennsylvania man learned a lesson that I believe all children should learn.  It's a lesson that I want to instill in my children and my children's children.  It's called "Sticking It To The Man.  According to news reports, Joseph Bucci of Feasterville found an extra 69,300 dollars in his Wells Fargo account, an account which Bucci says previously had about 40 dollars in it  (Read the article about the PA man charged after spending almost 70000 dollars mistakenly deposited into his account).  He then went on to spend over 67,000 dollars of that money on  a new car, clothes, home furnishings, vacations and helping out his family members with bills.   Now the bank wants it back and he has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property, both felonies.


  What bothers me is not that he spent the money, for that I say "BRAVO!!!"  What bothers me is that he is facing felony charges for spending money given to him that wasn't his and not paying it back.  Sound familiar.  Let's all say it together...BAILOUT!.


Hey banks, remember when us taxpayers gave you a bunch of money that wasn't yours and you did whatever it is you do with money, and then never paid it all back?  That was a few years ago and we haven't exactly charged any of you with felonies yet.  I will congratulate Wells Fargo on being one of the few banks that has returned all of it's borrowed money.  But please, give the kid a break, drop the charges, and give him a few years to pay it back.  The only thing he's guilty of is doing unto the banks as the banks have done unto us.


When it comes to teaching your kids morality there are two very distinct sets of rules.  One set of morals applies to living, breathing, human beings and can be summed up in one golden rule..."Don't Be A Dick".  The other applies to faceless, heartless corporations that have one bottom line in mind and can be summed up thusly..."Stick It To The Man".  Should he have given the money back as soon as he noticed an extra 69 grand in his account?  Perhaps.  Should he face criminal charges for benefiting from an institution that has done the same?  Debatable.  Should I hope my kids would do the same thing in the same situation? 

Yes,  I have bills to pay.