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Take What You Need

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Coby Persin, NYC, Money

Taking a break from Feminism, to address Greed.

From Huffington Post:

YouTube prankster wanted to see what would happen when he walked around New York City with money taped to his suit. He was surprised to discover who took the cash.

Coby Persin attempted the economical experiment a week ago by walking around Union Square in a suit with 1 dollar bills taped on it. He was holding a sign, "Take what you need."

The lesson? There is a big difference between "need" and "want."

"People were taking the money for terrible reasons," Persin told The Huffington Post. "One guy admitted he didn't need the money. Another woman took about $19 because she had a nail appointment."

Persin noticed that the majority of people who took the money had expensive clothes or designer purses.

"I started questioning them, 'That bag's Givenchy. Do you really need the money?'"  Persin said.

After about 90 minutes, Persin was walking down the street when a homeless person saw the sign and asked if it was legit.

"He only took $2!" Persin said. "He said that's what he needed for food."

Persin was so impressed that he gave the man an additional $60.

Here's the video.

 

Do you take what you need? Or what you want?


Comments

Riva Schwartz

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need
Corey Bearak

What I found in politics, folks take because they can. Not sure either the former NYS Assembly Speaker or Senate President needed....they definitely took.
Rona Gura

It's always the quandary, do I really need that pair of boots????

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