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'''Greed''' is the desire | '''Greed''' is the excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.<ref name="Dictionary_Greed">[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/greed "Greed"], ''Dictionary.com'', referenced 2013-01-14.</ref> | ||
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[[Joseph Sobran]] writes, "'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. And 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer."<ref>{{cite web|title=A Screed on Need and Greed|url=https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/1565|author=Galles, Gary|date=22 July 2004}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [http://www.turningpointusa.net/greed-ultimate-enemy-racism/ Greed: The Ultimate Enemy of Racism] by Michael Tontchev, December 2013 | |||
* {{md|5934|The Irrelevance of Worker Need and Employer Greed in Determining Wages|George Reisman|February 2012}} | |||
* [https://mises.org/media/7483/Greed-in-Public-and-Private-Institutions Greed in Public and Private Institutions] by Paul Cwik, March 2012 | |||
* {{md|1371|The Problem of Corporate Greed|Edmond S. Bradley|November 2003}} | |||
* [http://archive.mises.org/5464/greed-and-katrina/ Greed and Katrina] by Ralph Reiland, August 2006 | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:08, 16 August 2026
Greed is the excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.[1]
Views
Joseph Sobran writes, "'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. And 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer."[2]
References
- ↑ "Greed", Dictionary.com, referenced 2013-01-14.
- ↑ Galles, Gary (22 July 2004). "A Screed on Need and Greed". https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/1565.
Links
- Greed: The Ultimate Enemy of Racism by Michael Tontchev, December 2013
- "The Irrelevance of Worker Need and Employer Greed in Determining Wages" by George Reisman, February 2012
- Greed in Public and Private Institutions by Paul Cwik, March 2012
- "The Problem of Corporate Greed" by Edmond S. Bradley, November 2003
- Greed and Katrina by Ralph Reiland, August 2006
- Greed at Wikipedia