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[quote=Anonymous]Hypothetical question. Multiple-choice answer.

You unexpectedly fall into a significant amount of money. Totally legit. The money is going to be delivered to you in 2 months. There is a slight chance that you’ll be obligated to share some of this money (20, 30 40%?) with another person, but only if that other person finds out about the money before it gets delivered. Neither you nor the other person is in critical need (debt, illness, etc) but it's enough to make a financial difference for both of you, even if split. Your first reaction is that 100% of it should go to you, but you'd have to actively withhold information and perhaps even lie to keep the other person from finding out about it. You run into this person weekly and the topic of money always comes up. In fact, if you successfully keep them in the dark long enough to get 100% of the money for yourself, they will know about both the money, your deception, and your intent (to cut them out) immediately upon the delivery.

Your initial reaction was that you want and should get 100% -- finders keepers. However, after pausing to consider what’s right … what do you do?

(A) I would withhold information from that other person no matter what they mean to me. It’s my money, I heard about it first.

(B) I would withhold information, unless this other person is someone I love.

(D) I would only withhold information if this person is a stranger *and* I can find a way to stop running into them / won’t see again.

(F) I’d inform the other party regardless.

Multiple-choice answers only, please. No caveats, questions, or explanations. Just pick the one that is closest to how you’d likely react. This is anonymous; be honest.
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