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To: chimera
Like I said, less greed all around would be a step in the right direction.

That's noble, but who gets to make that decision? Who should make that decision? One man's greed is another man's betterment. While I agree with your statement, Adam Smith already addressed its short sightedness when he wrote of the invisible hand in the market place.

171 posted on 02/23/2004 10:22:25 AM PST by LowCountryJoe (Shameless way to get you to view my FR homepage)
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To: LowCountryJoe
That's noble, but who gets to make that decision? Who should make that decision?

Each of us as individuals. Real change begins there. Don't worry, I'm looking in the mirror...

One man's greed is another man's betterment.

Not if it destroys not only the one victimized, but the practitioner of unrestrained greed as well. Its like a cancer that consumes you from within. But unlike cancer, it can also destroy other individuals, and a people. That is the road we are now traveling, and I hope that enough of us crying in the wilderness (like FR) can pull us off of that ultimately self-destructive path.

177 posted on 02/23/2004 10:36:49 AM PST by chimera
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