People from the wealthy upper classes are more likely than poorer folks to break laws while driving, take candy from children and lie for financial gain.
They were also more likely to cut off pedestrians trying to cross the street than drivers of cheaper cars.
In another test using a game of dice, given the opportunity to win a $50 prize, people who self-reported high socio-economic status were more likely to lie and say that they had rolled higher numbers than they actually had.
In other studies, people with higher status were less likely to tell the truth in a hypothetical job negotiation in which they were the employer trying to hire someone for a job they knew was soon to be eliminated.
And when given a jar of candy that they were told was for children in a nearby lab -- though they could take some if they wanted -- the richest people took more candy than anyone else.
Even Piff, who has studied the impact of wealth on people's morality and charitable giving in the past -- finding that rich people tend to give less to charity than poor people -- was surprised to see them taking sweets from kids.
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03 ... ich-people
Sounds like the rich bastards I've run across to a T.
