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Greed is the excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.^[1]

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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."^[2]

References

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

Links

"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

[Dictionary_Greed-1] "Greed", Dictionary.com, referenced 2013-01-14.

[2] Galles, Gary (22 July 2004). "A Screed on Need and Greed". http://mises.org/daily/1565.

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-'''Greed''' is the desire to acquire. Arguably, leftists are quite greedy because it is not enough for them that they gain from the transactions into which they are able to engage with willing participants; they seek to acquire more by the use of force as well. [[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>
+'''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>
+==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>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==Links==
+* {{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
+* {{wplink}}
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