This is indeed interesting. Capitalism is a fundamentally moral activity. Money is a store of value, and value is an expression of property rights.
Property rights are founded on the right to control ones own body and to possess or trade the fruits thereof

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I get a lot very strong opinions when presenting this scenerio. Some people say yes very strongly, some people say no very strongly, but its the reasoning behind the answer that's most interesting.

Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist who used this and other moral dilemmas to study moral reasoning as people got older.

https://www.verywellmind.com/kohlbergs-theory-of-moral-development-2795071

To answer the question of if the 51% should be sacrificed for the 49%, the current conclusion of the study is that older people reason that there should be a balance between society and the individual. The 1% should not be sacrificed for the 99% because morality is not a numbers game.

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Should the 49% be sacrificed for the 51%?

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I get a lot very strong opinions when presenting this scenerio. Some people say yes very strongly, some people say no very strongly, but its the reasoning behind the answer that's most interesting.

Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist who used this and other moral dilemmas to study moral reasoning as people got older.

![moral reasoning](https://cdn.cleverism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kohlberg.png)

You may find this article https://www.verywellmind.com/kohlbergs-theory-of-moral-development-2795071 of interest.

To answer the question of if the 51% should be sacrificed for the 49%, the current conclusion of the study is that older people reason that there should be a balance between society and the individual. The 1% should not be sacrificed for the 99% because morality is not a numbers game. 
