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Would you guys answer differently in situation A than in situation B?

A) He is hideously wealthy, having acquired the wealth by inheritance, his father having stolen the money, literally, from orphan's mouhs. He is known far and wide as a selfish and uncharitable soul.

B) He is a working man, plying the trade at which he is most skilled, in order to feed, clothe, and educate his family. He is a very charitable man as well.

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I would andy, but subjective ethical evaluations almost always have magnitude to them. And action can (and should!) be seen as worse as the circumstances change, even if the action is much the same.

I also think people have some questions confused. When discussing this question people seem to discuss three separate questions.

1.) Is it wrong?
2.) How wrong is it?
3.) Will I do it?

And to further confuse the issue, the original question reads 'Should you do it?' which causes further mixing up in terms (ie, is it a fundamental ethical question, a question of your personal choice in the matter, a question of legal issues...it is hard to tell from the phrasing).