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Money and Ethics: How you stack up

Money Magazine posed these questions to a sample of 1,000 adults nationwide. Answer them and learn if you see eye to eye with most people – or if you're way out of step. At the end, get your total score.

By Jeanne Fleming, Ph.D., and Leonard Schwarz, Money Magazine's ethicists

Paying in cash for a discount

You're remodeling a bathroom and the tile guy offers a 20% discount if you pay in cash. It is clear to you that he will not report cash payments. Would you most likely:

Pay the full amount by check
Take the discount and pay in cash
Refuse to do business with someone who cheats on his taxes

What would you do for money?

Mom's money? Wife's loyalty?

See how Money Magazine's ethicists answer this tough ethical dilemma in their new blog – and see what readers think too. (more)

'Keep the money!'

Well sometimes, anyway. Money Magazine senior writer George Mannes checked the ethical pulse of New Yorkers on a recent spring day. (more)

What we agree on, what we disagree on

When it comes to money and ethics, Americans see eye to eye on a quite a bit. But some issues still have the power to divide. (more)

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