Boss
Take a Memo:
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In terms of raw animal impulse, greed is a normal disposition. We see it even in domesticated animals who are inclined to push others out of the way so to "hog" all the food at feeding time. But in the example of civilized, intelligent humans, i.e., behavior expressed in academic terms as normative humanism, this impulse, referred to as greed, is pathological. Abnormal.[...]
Why the hell would I be predisposed to greed? Just try to articulate why you think I believe greed is a good thing and we should have more of it? It is actually the rival system to free market capitalism, which GUARANTEES greed, corruption and graft, on a scale we have never even imagined before. ALL of this shit you keep telling us is a problem, from wealth disparity to middle class income and opportunity, will be considerably WORSE in a Communist, Socialist, or Maoist system.
Why would you be predisposed to greed? I am not a psychoanalyst, so I can't tell you why. But the fact that you are not consciously aware of your affliction is typical of most behavioral aberrations. I suggest the simple and logical approach to self-examination would be to give some thought to the primary objective of the situation you aspire to. Look at your avatar and think about what it is you emulate. What is its ultimate objective?
Offhand I would suggest you are a weak, insignificant individual who longs for power. And excessive wealth is the contemporary standard of power. So maybe it's as simple as that.
And that's all I have to say to you, "Boss."
First of all, you know absolutely nothing about me as a person, but you are judging me to be all kinds of things that you have no way to know, because you disagree with my opinion. Is this a common thing with you? Do you routinely stereotype others and cast judgement based on those stereotypes? You've done that here, and it doesn't appear you are even aware you are doing it, so I have to wonder if this isn't the norm for you.
The whole purpose of my thread and OP, is to dispel the myths about "greedy capitalists" and "overpaid CEOs." These may exist in an Eastern European oligarchy, where your Socialist-Marxist-Maoist philosophies were developed, but in our free market capitalist system, they simply don't. You are diligently attempting to draw this perception, because that is the only way your ideology makes any sense at all. In order to usher in your system, you have to first destroy confidence in our system. You do this through emotive memes, like "overpaid CEOs" and "greedy capitalists" but you fail to make your case because it's illogical.
Capitalists have no logical reason to expend profit paying a CEO "too much" and IF they ever did, another competing capitalist would make them pay dearly for this. Likewise, excess greed can't exist, because a competing capitalist who is less greedy, will clean your clock. This is the most important fundamental of free market capitalism, the existence of competition. It's why it becomes important to not allow monopolies, they are as big of a threat to free market capitalism as communism. Anything that you do to restrict or limit competition, whether it is monopolization, or government regulation, or even confiscation of potential investment capital, you are doing things to enable MORE GREED!
It's ironic that the very things you and the "99%ers" are squealing about, are an inescapable reality with any other system besides free market capitalism. Everything... from a "living wage" to the disparity between rich and poor, becomes a much more stark and real problem under the system you advocate. While the best maximum potential for all people, is found in free enterprise, free market capitalism and competition.