Talk:Greed

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This thing needs a stub warning/thingie on it.

This entry seems more like something Gordon Gekko would say than a serious discussion on avarice and greed.

Indeed. It's also written from a uniquely US perspective: "the desire to acquire wealth has been understood as indispensable for economic prosperity" etc. 84.48.58.93 18:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. This whole thing could be rewritten to be much more interesting and make more sense; it's pretty random as it is. "the desire to acquire wealth has been understood as indispensable for economic prosperity- this is the trickle-down theory"? That has nothing to do with the trickle-down theory. --JdwNYC 02:58, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree that it should be a stub. It also deserves a POV warning. It is rare that an article qualifies for both at the same time.

Why do you think that this article is bias? I am new, and I would like to be better acquanted with the POV rules.

Oi Moderator these guys are right "the desire to acquire wealth has been understood as indispensable for economic prosperity" is nonsense 86.111.169.120 21:56, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Try not to remove the add-on of "staple of the American people" bit. It's wholly accurate. Sweetandy 20:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] skull + money photo

i've taken out this ridiculous photo ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:US_cash_and_skull.jpg ). if anyone can provide a reasonable rationale why it belongs on a page about greed i'd be happy to see it back. Dyukanon 03:51, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

It highlights the lengths that one would go to in order to acquire money, therefore showing greed through possessional desire, in this case, money, specifically USD. Although it may seem a bit over the top and dramatic, it still encapsulates the popular perspective of greed, to work and live for money and wealth. 18:30, 1 February 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Avarice vs Greed

Seems odd that avarice should redirect to greed, when the article for greed does not even mention the word avarice. I might be mistaken, but I thought avarice, not greed, was the "deadly sin". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.10.108.49 (talk) 21:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Capitalism

I think this article needs a section about greed and capitalism, like including the arguments of the right side and maybe some references to Gordon Gecko. I'm just to lazy to write it myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.213.98.86 (talk) 20:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)