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Morally (and legally) it is identical.

Psychologically it is substantially different. By paying someone else to do the deed, you are separating yourself from the act itself; and are not present when it occurs. This creates a cognitive gap; but does not absolve you of legal or moral guilt.

While some people feel no remorse having someone killed, they themselves do not have the mindset necesarry to pull the trigger.