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To: TightSqueeze
I'm a man who knows better than to let his best friend Dick do the thinking.

I don't know who the moron is who coined the phrase "Greed is Good", I'm sure a Freeper knows, but he/she must have been a left wing, coke sucking, hedonistic ingrate.

What's wrong with taking what you haven't earned? Probably because someone else earned or produced it. It is generally theft. And as far as I'm concerned, justice should be weigh 250 grains and be delivered at 2900 fps.

There are two types of people in this world, those who produce wealth, and those who take. The "Greed is Good" BS is attempt to legitimize non-productive incompetents in their quest for high priced nookie. It entwines material lust and gluttony with profit motive and entrepreneurial ambition. And as far as losers who surrender their ethics to a chuby, they never had it in the first place. (from personal experience, Hey I was an amoral 17 yearold once)

With that said, I'm only taking exception to a cultural catch phrase you quoted, not accusing you or being a pissy moralist.

What you did do, though, is illustrate the materialistic foundation of liberalism.

9 posted on 07/11/2002 5:05:20 PM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: Dead Dog
There are two types of people in this world, those who produce wealth, and those who take.

I didn’t realize that you worked on Maggie’s farm, too bad, tough luck, maybe life is hard because you are just not sharp enough to compete.

In any case, Grandpa taught me the best revenge is to live well, I have since revised his sage knowledge to include; and be able to produce a tight grouping. Luck can change, but incompetence unfortunately is life long challenge.

BTW the line is from a film;

"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms – greed for money, for life, for knowledge - has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed - you mark my words - will save Teldar Paper Company and that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA." Gordon Gekko - Wall Street

10 posted on 07/11/2002 5:42:27 PM PDT by TightSqueeze
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To: Dead Dog
"Greed is good" was coined by Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street. Doing good for people is fine but its hard when your piss poor. Getting rid of Socialism when your piss poor is hard too. Don't you know revolutions are always lead and orchestrated by the leisure class.
13 posted on 07/11/2002 7:13:01 PM PDT by weikel
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