Honest and poor is better than being dishonest and rich

Thank you for instigating this debate.As Con, I will argue that being dishonest and rich is better than being honest and poor.But first, let's refute what Pro has said.Honesty is a really important quality in a person considering that now a days everybody lies. This is a contradiction. How can a person have honesty if everybody lies? You can't have both. How can someone be honest when everyone is dishonest? This just doesn't make sense. Please pick one.On the other hand comes the poor vs. rich factor. Money comes and goes.This really depends on how you spend your money. If you save your money, the money will only come and never go. Please elaborate further.In the industry, if a person is "dishonest" they aren't going to be making as much money as they would be if they were being "honest."That is not true. Let's look at insider trading. http://www.google.ca...Insider trading is when you have connections with a company, and know what is happening within the company before the public does, giving you an advantage. This is a dishonest practice but can make you lots more money than if you were honest. Or we can look at theft. Theft is a dishonest practice. But if you rob the right places, you can make more money in a day than most people make in a year. Dishonesty makes you much more money than being honest.That person will never be trusted with anything, money, jobs, or any kind of responsibility and money can only bring so much happiness.First, you don't need to be trusted with money when you have millions of dollars sitting in the bank, nor do you need a job. And second, money can buy happiness. What makes you happy? Whatever makes you happy, you can buy. For example, cars, houses, etc.If a person is honest, they can always be trusted and although they would be poor, money will come to those who deserve and earn it most. This does not always happen. This was the whole basis for the occupy protests. Many people are honest workers, like a construction worker. These people are paid minimum wage. Compare this to a CEO who practices insider trading and frauds. He would make more in a day than these people would make in their life time. Therefore, money does not come to those who deserve and earn it most.Now, let's get into arguments. C.1: Worry FreeWhen you have millions sitting in the bank, you have no more worries. You don't worry about oh, will I have enough money for my next bill? Enough money for food next week? etc. You always have enough money. You never need to worry about money problems again. In fact, almost all problems are a result of money. You can live a worry free life just by living off the interest for the rest of your life.Furthermore, who recognizes your honesty anyways? It's not like someone will reward you for being honest. There is really no point in being honest. You might get friends, true, but with so much money, you can easily "buy" friends. Any benefit that can result from you being poor is also prevalent in you being rich. Therefore there is no benefit to being poor.Also, when you are poor, you meet a lot of issues in life. You would not be able to live a lavish and carefree lifestyle as someone who is rich.Therefore, it is much better to be dishonest and rich than honest and poor.