Comments on: Saying Greed Is Bad Gets Analyst Fired

By: IcemanYVR

IcemanYVR — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:42:32 +0000

I read this on Reuters today, and the only thing I thought as well was did He really say “reckon”?

Too bad this guy was axed as everything he said was probably 99.9% true.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:57:58 +0000

#6, Jim,

Good point. Only I think Wall Street lost its fear over the past 7 1/2 years of no regulation.

By: JimD

JimD — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:20:49 +0000

But isn’t GREED on of the PRIME MOVERS on Wall Street ??? The other being FEAR !!! A Cycle of GREED being followed by a Cycle of FEAR !!!And so it goes !!!

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:08:33 +0000

Greed always seems to obstruct “smart” and ambition seems to diminish it.

By: grass4

grass4 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:22:58 +0000

Exactly right Stu.

AMBITION ≠ GREED

By: bill

bill — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:23:40 +0000

I’m buying SUCKERS!

I’ve already doubled my money in 2 days.

Oh, wait! That was on the 21 tables in RENO…

The stocks have not done bad also,…

By: Stu

Stu — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:54:36 +0000

“Isn’t greed the cornerstone of capitalistic freedom and democracy?”

Yes. However:

1) in the capitalism area it should be ambition – not greed. Words matter – read the definitions.

2) In the freedom and democracy area, greed has no place. Ambition has a place, if the stiver’s cause is the betterment of our country.

I wish we could get back to that kind of thinking.

By: LinusVP

LinusVP — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:46:05 +0000

The truth has set him free, indeed.