Buyer who tossed $1m ticket "Its my money" - May Karma visit soon and often

[jberryhill]

35. It doesn't matter who put what on the table

I do a lot of settlements. After you've done this for a while, the emotional drama of the participants is pretty much irrelevant to one's ability to accurately predict the outcome.

But there is also something you are skipping over. No settlement is required for the woman with the money to share it.

Again, if you want to go on a karma/moral basis, I don't see how you are ending up where you are.

You are saying that the woman on the show should express a purely donative intent - ie "If you had the money, would you share it". There is no exchange involved there.

But, in relation to the woman who actually has the money, your position is different. You are saying that she should not give up anything unless she gets something in return - to wit, an agreement by the recipient to abandon her claim.

No settlement of any kind is required for the woman with the money to share some. Right now and today, and asking nothing in return.

So here is where you stand in relation to these two women:

1. woman with the money - should not give up a cent without getting something in return.

2. Woman without the money - If she gets it, she should freely give up some for nothing.

Your stance is that the woman with the money has a lower moral burden.