• If poverty causes crime, then do riches cause virtue?
• If poverty causes crime, then do riches keep people crime free?
• If poverty causes crime, then why are many poor people honest and virtuous?
• There is more crime among the rich than the poor; the difference is that the rich legalize many of their crimes and manage to cover the others.
• There is more cheating, lying, and stealing among the rich than the poor; the difference is how well it is covered by bribes, conventions, class, customs, deals, diplomacy, exchanges, fame, fortune, laws, manners, paying your dues, positions, privileges, procedures, recognition, regulations, secrets, social standing, status, style, titles, and trades.