Wednesday, December 17, 2008

When did greed become so popular?

It seems that each day you turn on the news all you hear are reports of yet another individual who has decided life is for the taking at the expense of others.

Madoff, how can one man alone without a trace of guilt summarily bilk people out of billions of dollars without anyone noticing? And, Mr. Madoff - why on earth would you need that much wealth to begin with? A multi billion dollar Ponzi scheme that has left countless individuals in a financial disaster.

Or what about the esteemed Mr. Drier, Managing Partner of Drier Law firm http://abajournal.com/news/canadian_police_arrest_founder_of_dreier_law_firm/, apparently his home in the Hamptons and millions of dollars weren't enough, he decided he deserved wealth so much he engaged in securities fraud.

Seriously? How many more CEO's, Politicians, Executives or just plain criminals will it take before we wake up as a nation and realize that our moral compass is pointing in the wrong direction?

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