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Sep 17, 2020 · The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed – for lack of a better word – is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the...
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Is greed bad? Can you trace the financial crisis of 2008 back to the greed of Michael Milkin, Ivan Boesky, and Carl Icahn? These are the Wall Street traders upon whom the movie was based. Greed causes the inevitable irrational exuberance that creates asset bubbles. Then still more greed blinds investors to the warning signs of collapse. In 2005, th...
Or is greed, as Gordon Gekko pointed out, good? Perhaps, if the first caveman didn't greedily want cooked meat and a warm cave, he never would have bothered to figure out how to start a fire. Economists claim that the free market forces if left to themselves without government interference, unleashes the good qualities of greed. Capitalism itself i...
President Ronald Reagan'spolicies matched the "greed is good" mood of 1980s America. He promised to reduce government spending, taxes, and regulation. He wanted to get government out of the way to allow the forces of supply and demand to rule the market unfettered. In 1982, Reagan kept his promise by deregulating banking. It led to the savings an...
Why hasn't the "Greed is good" philosophy worked in real life? The United States has never had a truly free market. The government has always intervened through its spending and tax policies. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton imposed tariffs and taxes to pay for debt incurred from the Revolutionary War. Debt, and taxes to pay for it, increase...
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Dec 8, 2017 · Wall Street’s now-infamous character, Gordon Gekko, became a household name with his mantra: … greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works.
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Sep 24, 2010 · More than 20 years ago, Gordon Gekko's mantra was 'greed is good.' The character and his philosophy were inspired by real men and real events. And even though Gekko is meant to be a villain,...
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Jan 24, 2024 · Through iconic scenes, compelling arguments, and relatable anecdotes, we'll embark on a journey to answer the ultimate question: Is Gekko's greed a siren song of success, or a cautionary tale for our times?
Oct 10, 2018 · In Buddhism, greed is one of the three poisons, the three sources responsible for all suffering; namely lobha, dvesha and moha, usually translated as ‘greed’, ‘hatred’ and ‘ignorance’.
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Oct 6, 2014 · Greed, for the lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.