re: #76 000G

Speculation is not bad, all stock transactions are based on speculation for instance. The alternative to speculation would be a completely planned economy.

Saying “greed is bad” is not helpful. Greed is only what the other guy does. It’s a moral judgement.

Exactly. Our free market is based on the fact that people are selfish or greedy. Governments need to keep the greed in check with regulation, which was/is lacking from portions of the financial markets.