Quote Originally Posted by Rowan View Post
Why is it the more the money, the more you would consider reporting it? CA-CHING. I believe in a non-spiritual karma. If I was to return a wallet, then person who was to recieve their lost wallet would somehow feel obliged to do the same one day if they find themselves in the same situation. Im cynical enough in nature to believe that even if I was to display such honestly, that it would not be returned to me directly. So I would take the money on any chance occurance and if needed to, assure myself that I deserve it and make the best of it. Perhaps if it helps me become rich, I would most certainly donate to worthy charity.
My views on this are extremely complex and I am unable to explain them but I will try.

Along this lines of thinking I would return it regardless of the amount. You don't personally lose anything that wasn't yours to begin with. If all your looking for is to be rewarded yourself or rewarded in an eye for an eye manner, rather than the rewards of other people that is personal gain and goes against my morals concerning the intergrity of many things society and humans need to co-exist and be happy. I would have to hand it in. Also you can't say I won't be nice because the other person might not be nice back because of similar reasons.

Although like I posted, noone is going to check for a less than significant amount of money.