# Moral Question in the Consumer Arena

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-question-in-the-consumer-arena/42915>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 27, 2000, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-question-in-the-consumer-arena/42915 "2000-11-27T21:12:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jmullaney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@jmullaney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmullaney)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-question-in-the-consumer-arena/42915/41 "2000-12-05T16:15:36Z")

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You’re right **Jodi**. I concede that would be immoral. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-question-in-the-consumer-arena/42915/42 "2000-12-05T16:28:04Z")

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Hey, **I’m** not convinced it would be immoral; that’s why I didn’t wade in earlier. But I am convinced it technically is \*_lying_. I would not argue, however, that lying is in all cases immoral.

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