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==Views==
==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."<ref>{{cite web|title=A Screed on Need and Greed|url=http://mises.org/daily/1565|author=Galles, Gary|date=22 July 2004}}</ref>
[[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==
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==Links==
==Links==
* [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}}
* {{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
* [https://mises.org/media/7483/Greed-in-Public-and-Private-Institutions Greed in Public and Private Institutions] by Paul Cwik, March 2012

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

  1. "Greed", Dictionary.com, referenced 2013-01-14.
  2. Galles, Gary (22 July 2004). "A Screed on Need and Greed". https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/1565. 

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