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Lucky Kite | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Because greed is a sin.  Look around the slums of the world. And ask yourself if they deserve it.
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OceanSlim | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Why does the amount of money you have, have anything to do with greed? They have that money because they earned it.
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Lucky Kite | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes there are no greedy wealthy people.
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OceanSlim | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 greed is an economic constant. Everyone is greedy.
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Lucky Kite | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not true.  That is a myth peddled by capitalists.  Everyone is susceptible to bad behavior, that does not mean everyone is choosing to behave badly.  People are also highly keen on sharing.  Capitalists spend an enormous amounts of energy  trying to beat that instinct out of us through schooling and propaganda.
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OceanSlim | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 WTF are you on about? Capitalism is just what people naturally do. It's not some made up construct. Capitalism just means that you own what you make and are entitled to to any profit from your property.