Donuel said "People feel something is better than nothing, to a point."

When I was young, my local AA baseball team did an occasion promotion night where they drew a name at the 7th inning stretch and put a tarp on the pitcher's mound ...and covered it with a BIG pile of coins. They gave the guy a shovel and a bucket and told him he could have all the money he could shovel into the bucket...and without testing the weight, carry it all the way to home plate!
   They seldom had to give away any money. People 'almost' always told themselves they could handle one more shovel full.

What does this prove? Only that greed often overcomes common sense and judgement.