Greed Is Good

We all tend to agree that greed is an awful thing. It is listed as one of the seven deadly sins, and we often loath greedy people. But is greed really that bad?

After reading an article in class, it is known that greed is not bad at all. Greed is what made our Country what it is today. People make business plans, but others will turn them around to gain more money, and pocket the money they have made. Wealthy people will get big bonuses when they do not need them. Work becomes based on how well one leads rather than how well one works. Maybe we see this as bad because these people are making more money than we are? They have the brain power to come up with how to make more money, while we strive on day to day life just earning enough to put a roof over our heads. Of course, people who work hard are being screwed out of something they had planned, but in the end, the man with the thicker wallet, and high charisma, is the man who will be walking away with even more money. Shareholders are the ones who tend to come out better than the stockholders, or anyone else in an organization or a business. Most people are greedy, if not all. We all have a desire to gain more than someone else. We all have to survive. However, it is not always good. There are times in which greed is bad. Take example, those who make promises to invest other people’s money, and pocket every cent. This is not good, and it is very dishonest.

After viewing a movie clip from the film, “Wall Street”, we learn that our antagonist, Gordon Gekko strongly believes that greed is right and good. He believes greed is what America’s power is based off of. It is known that money is power. The more money a man has, the more powerful he is. Because America is ‘greedy’ and we strive off of our freedom, we have the free reign to gain money, or lose money. America is powerful because of its greed, and this is something I kind of believe.