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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
what is this greed you speak of and how do you determine what qualifies as it and what doesn't? and how do you guaranteed that the state is not greedy itself, e.g. demanding bribes and kickbacks and the employment of family members?
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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.