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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

Greed must regulated in the abstract, hence both individual and governmental greed will dissipate. Greed means to consume more than one actually needs at the direct expense of someone else. It is to rob another person of their economic incentive and keep it for one's self.

I don't have a magic bullet to end greed, but it must start at a grass-roots cultural level, because of course the definition is on a sliding scale.

Further you point out a fundamental flaw in any economic model, that human nature is inherently hungry and this is in conflict with the same inherent human nature to work in social groups.

you're asking to police the mind and the desires of people. that's spooky.

consuming more than we actually need: here we are, typing at computers we don't "need" in leisure time outside work. should we jail ourselves? all kinds of work come from people wanting more than they actually need-- cars, haircuts, clothing, musical instruments, books, art-- nobody "needs' them but we want them. is that greed? who decides what is enough?

robbing-- that's a different story. though it's been culturally acceptable in some times and places.

human nature IS hungry. you've never heard a baby cry for breastmilk? we're all fucking hungry. and yes, we collaborate in groups, but that doesn't take away the fact that hunger is very very fucking real.