Ethics: The Dilemma of Paying in Cash
Having just built a house and needing some brick paving done I now have an offer on the table from a competent tradesman.
The total cost is $1,500 or $1,350 if I pay by cash.
Obviously I will save the GST, and he will avoid paying tax altogether.
I'm no model of integrity, but something tells me this is not the right thing to do - although I have agreed to pay in cash for jobs of this nature before.
There is absolutely nothing illegal from my side of the transaction and we could do with that extra $dosh...Maybe I'm just being anal - but can't stop thinking that there is more than the $150 hard cash at stake here.
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What do you reckon the chances are that disturbance is the spirit?!
I am pretty anal about this one. It is one of my pet peeves - partly because people get angry when I won't do it.
You know the drill though, 'honour God and he will honour you'. I reckon its on the money.
Listen to the voice - set a different standard!!
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backyardmissionary, at 6/05/2004 9:43 pm
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