tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post7587432426868011139..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: THE RIGHT THING: SHARING THE SAVINGSJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-51135602143130202252010-04-18T13:24:26.525-04:002010-04-18T13:24:26.525-04:00Jeffrey,
I think that if the reader proposes ...Jeffrey,<br /><br /> I think that if the reader proposes to treat his daughter or his friends to a movie, he is not behaving unethically if he buys all the tickets at the discounted rate. After all, he is bringing more customers to the theater. If, however, they mutually agree to go to the movies and he buys all the tickets at the discount rate and is reimbursed by them (as he is with the greens fees), then he isn’t “treating” them; he is in effect acting as their agent to defraud the theater or golf management of legitimate revenue.<br /> If, as appears to be the case, the daughter is fully capable of paying her own way and sees her father as just taking advantage of his discount, the “treat” becomes a guilt trip and embarrassment for her, and she should not let it happen anymore.<br /><br />Phil Clutts<br />Harrisburg, NCPhil Cluttsnoreply@blogger.com