When a child comes into an enormous sum of money (jealous, siblings)
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Let's say a nineteen year old child, through no effort or achievement of their own, is to receive 522 million dollars. Are they not morally and ethically obligated to share it with their parents? The child will never have to work a day in their life, they'll have much more money than they ever would have earned in their lifetime, meanwhile the parents have had all kinds of expenses, many of which were related to the upbringing of the child. Does the child not have the ethical and moral obligation to split the 522 million dollar fortune (minus taxes of course) with the parents who fed, clothed, and sheltered them for nineteen years? Discuss.
No. They don't have any obligation. It's their money. Parents aren't owed anything because they raise a child.
some parents look good to their world of people in church or socially, when they are alone with the child they may be abusers or angry people who take their frustrations out on their children. they are ignorant people who think just because this child is of their blood the child owes them something. not so. keep dreaming. If you raise your children without abuse and anger then your children will honor you later in life. “Do unto others”. children are no different. If you treat your children like a burden they will remember it.
If you did a decent job as a parent, they will WANT to share with you. If you didn’t, then that’s on the parents.
I agree, I don’t think it’s so much as a moral decision or an obligation as it is out of love. As their child why wouldn’t you want to share it and help your parents be financially secure?
However, on the flip side I could see if a parent was an abuser or not even in a child’s life then “no” I wouldn’t feel bad stiffing them!
What if he loves his parents and wants them to be financially secure? Does that count?
What if they are already financially secure? The sad reality is that a lot of people who get lottery money (since that is what we are talking about) end up worse off than if they had never won at all. Sure, if there is a specific expense like paying for a sibling’s college or a medical expense/long-term care, yeah, it makes sense. To give money just to give money just doesn’t seem to make sense to me. I’d much rather give for a specific reason.
If you did a decent job as a parent, they will WANT to share with you. If you didn’t, then that’s on the parents.
Pretty much this. Also, 19, isn't a child, as your title says.
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