Why Is Keeping Money Worth Stealing?

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If you find money on the street would you keep it or return it? 376 middle schoolers took a survey and nearly half of them said that they would keep it. So if someone said that stealing was okay would you do it? Therefore they both have some great opinions and great statements.
Jack and Leah found $100 on the street outside their school. Jack believes they should keep the money. Leah believes that keeping the money would be stealing. Jack says that it is not like they are snatching it from their wallet. Leah says, “we are obligated to try and find out whose money it is before we send it.” Jack says, “ According to a 2017 scholastic survey 376 middle schoolers nearly half said that they would keep the money.” Leah also says, “ Most states

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