Gaines Gunn0:00 Alright, um today I kind of want to talk about a topic that I've thought about for a while, and I keep kind of you know picking sides and switching kind of based on the day.0:12 Um so kind of the question that I personally am thinking about a lot is like if you are a wealthy person, do you have the right to um be wasteful?0:23 For example, let's say you have a lot of money and you go to a restaurant and you buy a massive plate of food.0:30 You paid for the food, um, therefore you you do incur like a payment of some sort, but you decide you don't want to eat the food that you bought for whatever reason.0:40 It's not what you thought it was, it's you're done, you're just not hungry anymore, so then you throw away that plate of food.0:46 Whereas throughout your community, there's tons of people who would have done a lot of things to get that food.0:50 Right?0:51 So there's that example, there's the example in real life where Taylor Swift flies her jet everywhere, and it's simply kind of this debate that I keep having in my mind where it's like these people work to get this money, they do, and it is their money and it is within their rights to use this money however they want, but it is kind of a question of does that then give them the ability to, you know, um use it in what some would consider wasteful ways.1:20 Um and so I feel like it's kind of just a responsibility thing and balancing, you know, risk and cost with um gain.1:32 So if if you know these people are valuing what they get from using this, these resources more than they do the impact of them, you know, it's definitely a topic that should be debated more.1:45 So I'm looking forward to hearing some responses on you know either side of this argument on whether it is okay for people to spend their money and be a little wasteful with it because they did earn it.1:55 They do have those rights, but also should take into account that maybe they are they are having environmental or social impacts.
Owen Patton0:01 Great topic, Gaines.0:02 I think at the end of the day, I don't think it's ethical for these celebrities or people that have the means to go out and be and practice wasteful spending.0:11 I think overspending on even if you have the means and obviously you're just fully paying for the service to get the food.0:18 But if you're being if you're being over-greedy and you're consuming more than you know you can finish, then at the end of the day, my question is, why would you do this?0:31 Why wouldn't you just split your order up into smaller portions and order maybe a couple sides along with your meal instead of ordering maybe three main courses and then touching on the other topic?0:42 I don't think it's ethical for big celebrities to take, even though that they've they've gained the fame and they've made the money, and yes, they have these private jets and everything.0:56 I don't think it's ethical to fly everywhere.0:58 You're going from Atlanta to Florida.1:00 It's a six-hour drive.1:01 You can take a bus, you probably get escorted anyways, and I don't think it's going to be ethical to fly.1:07 And you've seen these videos on the carbon impact of these plane flights, and it's really harmful to the environment.1:14 And I think they need to be more uh cognitive and aware of their impact on the earth.
Carl Dagher0:00 Again, um I think this is a really interesting topic, and you know it's a very complex issue.0:07 I think it it's kind of a byproduct of capitalism, and it's not necessarily an issue we can really control as long as we're in a capitalistic society.0:16 Um excessive waste is definitely an issue, and I mean the wealthy do tend to participate in excessive waste, like you said, Taylor Swift with her jets, or people buying things they don't need.0:28 But I think that's what makes this country so special that you have the freedom to do whatever you want.0:36 Um yes, some of it may be harmful, but there's no government limiting what you can do or what you can buy with your money.0:43 And essentially, for as long as the US will be a capitalist country, that will stay true.0:48 And um, yeah, I mean there should be some some consciousness to what you're spending, but at the end of the day it's their money and we can't really tell them what to do.0:56 So it's an issue that will will keep happening, but um as for the ethics of it, it may be wrong, but it is their money.1:08 So that's that those are my opinions on the topic.1:10 It is very interesting, and and I think we should um continue discussing the uh consequences of overspending or wasteful spending habits.1:21 So yeah.
Casey Comerford0:00 Gaines, that's a very interesting question.0:03 Um and I do think there are different ways you can approach it.0:07 Obviously, I do think your example of being wasteful when it comes to food is could kind of be seen as an outlier.0:14 Um because that's food is just something that does go to waste all the time in our country, and it's also something that can go to waste within a matter of hours.0:28 But I'm kind of on the side where if you look approach it as them being wasteful, the way I see it is they've earned this money and they're spending this money and investing it into things that are probably once, but things that support and grow other businesses, other people who are trying to, you know, um make their place in this world.0:48 Um and you could see it as you're buying wasteful things, and there's better things to do with your money, but um if you look at it from an economic standpoint, you know, that is what drives you know our economy.1:04 That is what drives a capitalist capitalistic country.1:08 Um and it's that kind of money, it's the disposable income that obviously super wealthy people have much more of than the average person, but it's that disposable income that will drive a capitalist economy.1:19 Because if people are only buying needs, then it's gonna be even harder for people and businesses to break into um and gather their own um share of the market.
Vansh Patel0:00 Gains.0:00 You brought up a dilemma that I've been thinking about for years.0:04 And when it comes down to it, I think there's two sides that we have to think about and acknowledge.0:11 I think on one hand, we live in a capitalistic society.0:15 Um that's just some of the benefits of living in the States.0:20 I think if you have a business and people are willing to buy or your product, you have the right to reap your reward of the profit.0:30 I mean, that was the point of establishing this nation was to the opportunity to grow.0:38 I mean, if you have an idea and you can make it happen, then you are allowed to reap the benefits that that idea brings you along.0:46 So I think on one hand they they have the right to spend their money and do what they want with it.0:55 But on the other hand, is the moral obligation aspect.0:59 I think regardless of your financial wealth, I think personally everybody should have the moral obligation to give back in a sense.1:09 I don't think they're required to do so, but I think morally they should consider at every decision they make if what they're doing is ethical.1:22 Because a lot of these people, when you look at some of their stories, the most the wealthiest people came from nothing.1:29 And I think it's because they had the most desire and the most hunger as as kids and growing up.1:36 And I think having gone through some of those situations that they have, I think for you to not give back is extremely unethical.1:47 And I think it's just distasteful.1:51 So I mean, I think on one hand, you have the right to reap the reward, but I think the wealthy should be morally obligated to give back in a in any way they can.