Greed Is Good?

With the cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps, those in favor of the cuts say they are TIRED of PAYING for LAZY people to have a free ride on their tax dollars. Voices on the other side who are against the cuts say it is a lifeline for those who are struggling financially. Two sides to every story, right? Who is right? The intentions of the cuts are to STOP the waste, fraud, and abuse of the system, or is it? Is there a way to know? The other side of stopping the waste, fraud, and abuse is good old GREED. Can this be a possibility? And Trump wants to be paid MILLIONS. President Donald Trump said Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2025) that he “could be” seeking $230 million from his own Justice Department as compensation for past investigations into him, though he professed to have little knowledge of the specifics and said he would give the money to charity. Some Americans are not receiving pay due to twenty-two days of a government shutdown. Trump is GRIFTER with presidential POWER. He is robbing America blind while they suffer.

Who could forget the catchphrase “Greed is good” from the 1987 movie Wall Street. In the movie, Gordon Gekko says, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good”. The phrase has become a symbol of unrestrained greed in popular culture. In the movie two handsome men, Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas, do whatever it takes to make money in the illegal and lucrative world of the stock market. The image of power and obtaining money, even if it outside of the law looks glamorous sparking a culture of people wanting to do the same in their lives. Entertainment became a goal.

The definition of greed is simple. It is the intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. Can you identify with the definition. In today's culture the young people often say they are "getting their bag,' or "getting those coins." They have their mind on the money and money on their minds.

The 1980s saw a significant rise in this mentality, especially within the financial sector, leading to the "decade of greed" label. While the phrase "greed is good" is modern, some argue that the idea of using self-interest to drive economic progress can be traced back to earlier philosophers like Bernard Mandeville. 

Bernard Mandeville, born November 15, 1670 - January 21, 1733, was an Anglo-Dutch philosopher, political economist, satirist, writer and physician. Essentially, Mandeville called for politicians to ensure that the passions of man would result in a public benefit. It was his stated belief in the Fable of the Bees that "Private Vices by the dexterous Management of a skillful Politician may be turned into Publick Benefits". The Fable of the Bees, as a satire, the poem and commentary point out the hypocrisy of men who promulgate ideas about virtue while their private acts are vices.

In the poem, Mandeville describes a bee community thriving until the bees are suddenly made honest and virtuous. Without their desire for personal gain their economy collapses, and the remaining bees go to live simple lives in a hollow tree, thus implying that without private vices there exists no public benefit.

Mandeville presented a real-life situation in nature where to survive you must at all costs put yourself and self-gain first or you will suffer demise. This is contrary to what Christians are taught in the Bible. In Christianity, selfish desires are considered a sin. The saying there is two sides to everything holds true for every situation it seems. The deciding factor is CHOICE and CHARACTER. What will a person choose when presented two options and why.

The Bible has many verses that warn against greed, including the dangers of being obsessed with money and power.

       Ecclesiastes 5:10 "Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never                   satisfied with their income." 

       1 Timothy 6:10" For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." 

       Proverbs 28:25 "The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper." 

       Mark 8:36 "What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" 

• Luke 12:15 "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
• Philippians 2:3-4 "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." 

The Bible teaches greed is a selfish desire to have more of something, often money or power. Greed is a gateway to every kind of evil. Generosity is a sign of a lack of greed, while stinginess and withholding are a sign of its presence. The Bible encourages contentment with what one has.

In fact, greed is one of the seven deadly sins. According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic Church are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth, all excessives. Some economists and evolutionary theorists, however, suggest that greed is a good thing for stimulating the economy, and greed may give people an evolutionary advantage (more resources = better chances of survival).

Research has also connected greed with lower emotional stability and self-esteem, with less trust in others. As mentioned, greedier people have reported shorter romantic relationships and smaller families, and having good social relationships is crucial to wellbeing – even more so than having a good income.

Far too often, greed comes with stress, exhaustion, anxiety, depression and despair. In addition, it can lead to maladaptive behavior patterns such as gambling, hoarding, trickery, and even theft. In the corporate world, as John Grant wrote, “fraud is the daughter of greed". Research also shows that both greed and self-interest are related to more materialism, more psychological entitlement, more psychopathy, less perspective taking, and less emphatic concern, which also makes sense theoretically because both greedy and self-interested people focus on the fulfillment of their own needs.

How does it feel to be greedy?

Constant Desire for More: If you find yourself always wanting more--whether it's money, possessions, or attention--this could be a sign of greed.
Difficulty Sharing: If you struggle to share resources, time, or attention with others, it might indicate a greedy mindset.
Feeling Unfulfilled.
Prioritizing Self-Interest.
Having dreams or goals of being financially stable or even having an abundance of wealth is different from greed. Greed is intense and at ALL costs. Yes, setting goals can be good because it can help you be more focused, motivated, and successful. Goals can help you visualize your future, plan actions, and track your progress. We are limitless in the goals we may have and achieve but when they come at the expense of others is when the goals become sinful and evil in nature, and not Christian.

The Bible teaches we are to care about the welfare of others. In the Bible, "brother's keeper" is a command and a blessing. It appears in the Bible when Cain asks God, "Am I my brother's keeper?" after Cain kills his brother Abel in the book of Genesis. "Brother's keeper" is an expression that means to be responsible for helping and caring for others, even if they are not blood relatives. It can also mean to be compassionate and empathetic towards others. 

If a person works hard and achieves monetary success, they are not a greedy person. Money in itself does not make a person greedy. It is the unsatiable need for more and more even if it hurts others that defines greed. Right now, people are not able to wrap their heads around all of the cuts that are impacting them negatively. The answer as to WHY the Trump administration (Elon Musk) is slashing jobs and federal programs, to them, indiscriminately, is not satisfying. Many are holding their suspicion of GREED as the underlying answer hoping the cuts WILL benefit America and Americans. Time will definitely tell.  Fingers are crossed the administration IS its brother's keeper.

Is Donald Trump the Worst President Ever?

Why is the hashtag "Donald Trump Is A Laughing Stock trending on twitterX? Because the world stage is laughing at him. He continues to hold rallies, with low attendance, while he rambles for hours about whatever comes into his brain. We get to see, little of importance is in his brain.

President Obama said when he spoke to the DNC, Trump has been whining and complaining about his self-inflicted problems for years. His constant complaining about crowd size demonstrates, he thinks SMALL. His thoughts and vocabulary consist of insults and name calling, which is far from presidential. He continues to put on the same divisive performance that even his supporters now see as boring. 

As he continues to go before cameras and speak, he continues to make statements social media can turn into instant memes such as saying he looks better than his opponent, Kamala Harris and mispronouncing her name is something an elementary school little boy would do. Trump's own words make those who listen come to the conclusion he is unfit to be president.

As the 2024 Democratic National Convention marches forth, more and more speakers highlight Trump's incompetency and lack of decency. Many of his fellow Republicans are coming forward to say electing him to the presidency would big a catastrophic mistake. Donald Trump along with his wife are heading in the direction of being the worst president and first lady of the United States. It has become difficult for onlookers to not see Donald Trump should not be in the White House again.

The several trials of Donald Trump would make anyone believe he is the worst and ONLY flawed president we have ever had.

Even though other presidents have made big BLUNDERS with poor decisions, their decisions were still in the best interest of the country. Or were they?

One thing is for sure when it comes to former President Donald Trump, his acts, and behavior are CRIMINAL. His crimes centers around him gaining POWER and MONEY, unlike his presidential peers. America watches as a man they had once elected president and have a chance to re-elect as president, defend himself against sexual allegations, corruption, abuse of power as president, inciting attacks against American institution, threats against people, and I don't know the list is so long I can't remember. But what I do know, all of his trials involve a CRIME. 

History records the exploits of our president. What will the history books say about our 45th president, Donald Trump?

Below I have compiled some of the shortcomings and cover-ups of some of our former presidents. You will be able to read that the people we elect to be our president are never perfect. But it is up to the people to choose a leader who will do their best to uphold the laws of the land and serve the people. The people will have to determine if these men are living up to the standards of what a leader should be.

During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, leaving an estimated 13,000 citizens jailed without trial. When a federal judge ruled that Lincoln had exceeded his authority, the president ignored him.

Franklin Delanor Roosevelt a man considered one of our greatest presidents committed one of the nation’s most appalling violations of civil rights. Executive Order 9066 authorized the internment of tens of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry, both resident aliens and American citizens, during World War II.

FDR abused his power, ordering the IRS to audit his political enemies and the FBI to spy on them. When the Supreme Court ruled wiretapping illegal, FDR told the FBI to do it anyway. Roosevelt even tried to pack the court by increasing its size so he could appoint new members. But that proposal went nowhere in Congress.

He cheated on his wife, Eleanor, for decades and was with his mistress when he died. He also lied to the American people, or overpromised, saying a year before the U.S. entered World War II: You can “nail any talk about sending armies to Europe as a deliberate untruth.”

Though George Washington advocated for the gradual abolition of slavery, he acquired slaves both by inheritance and purchase, owning more than 100 human beings. In his will, he liberated his slaves, though it’s hard to see that as too noble since they were freed only when they were of no more use to him.

As assistant Navy secretary, Theodore Roosevelt actively fanned the flames of war with Spain. He then pulled strings for a battlefield command and worked the press for publicity as a war hero.

Roosevelt helped start a revolution in Colombian-held Panama in order to acquire land for the Panama Canal. When his Panama Canal deals were criticized by the New York World and Indianapolis News, Roosevelt ordered his attorney general to charge both papers with libel. That was tossed out of court.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men are created equal,” he owned about 175 slaves. He favored the eventual end of slavery but thought that blacks were inferior. He is widely believed to have had an affair with slave Sally Hemings, who could hardly give legitimate consent. When Jefferson died, just five of his slaves were liberated; nearly 200 others were sold to new owners.

Though Andrew Jackson often is blamed for America’s Indian removal policies, Jefferson advocated moving Indians west of the Mississippi unless they dropped their tribal ways and assimilated. During the War of 1812, he wrote that Indians who had sided with the British “have by their unexpected desertion and ferocious barbarities justified extermination and now await our decision on their fate.”

President Andrew Jackson's attitude towards Native Americans was paternalistic and patronizing, and he believed they were inferior to white Americans. He described them as children in need of guidance, and believed they were uncivilized and needed to be removed from the American land. His policy was also shaped by the political and economic interests of the United States, and his Western attitude that they were barbarians and better out of the way.

Harry Truman is considered by many Americans to be one of our greatest presidents, but he was far from perfect. Truman drank more than he should, he swore, he gambled, and he threatened people who were critical of his family. In fact, after firing Gen. Douglas MacArthur, he left office with the then-lowest presidential rating in history.

After suffering a major stroke Oct. 2, 1919, Woodrow Wilson stayed in office despite considerable disability. With the help of his wife, Edith, whom some call the first female president of the U.S., he hid the extent of his illness from not only the American people but also his vice president and Congress. However, his illness rendered him ineffectual in arguing for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations and other key initiatives. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a severe stroke that left him incapacitated until the end of his presidency in 1921, an event that became one of the great crises in presidential succession. 

However, historian Edwin A. Weinstein notes that Wilson had a history of cerebrovascular disorders going back to 1896, sixteen years before his was elected president. Weinstein writes in his biography of Wilson that the young Woodrow was a slow learner, and this could be a sign that he was dyslexic. He was always a high-strung person and subject to illnesses that were probably psychosomatic in nature. His letters often contain references to poor health and his rhetoric frequently used metaphors regarding the body. Wilson suffered his first known stroke, in 1896, manifested itself in a weakness and loss of dexterity of his right hand, a numbness in the tips of several fingers, and some pain in the right arm. Wilson's psychosomatic disorders usually rose when he found himself under great stress and he was wont to complain about his condition. However, with the strokes, Wilson would deny there was a problem or at best downplay the matter. After the massive stroke of 1919, Wilson still thought he had the vigor to serve a third term.

Ronald Reagan, bowing to pressure from the religious right, ignored the AIDS crisis, which exploded on his watch. After his first term, 3,700 people had died. By the end of his second, more than 46,000 people had died. In the Iran-Contra affair, Reagan contravened U.S. law by sending arms to Iran in hopes of freeing U.S. hostages in Lebanon. And then, in direct defiance of Congress, his administration diverted the profits from the arms sales to the Nicaraguan Contras, guerrillas whom Reagan called “freedom fighters” but who were accused of numerous human rights atrocities. Our greatest presidents made great mistakes – Chicago Tribune.

Richard Nixon said, “Nice guys don’t win ball games.” He had serious bouts of insomnia and drank heavily, which surfaced in beads of heavy sweat on his upper lip and forehead. Insecure and driven by ambition, he was determined to prove his worth, particularly to himself.

It is widely believed that Nixon ordered US military forces to DEFCON 3 during the Arab-Israeli war of 1973 to warn the Soviet Union that American vital interests were at stake. In fact, the National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, gave the order alone (which included launch of nuclear-armed B-52 bombers to airborne holding points). Nixon was indisposed, having "suffered something like a nervous breakdown, telling Kissinger that he was being attacked [by his critics in the worsening Watergate scandal] 'because of their desire to kill the President. And they may succeed. I may physically die.'" 

Bill Clinton locked up 2.4 million Americans including 160,000 serving life with his Crime bill. He gutted the nation’s manufacturing base by signing NAFTA with Mexico and China in 1993. He instituted punitive welfare reform, deregulated Wall Street, and allowed generous political donors to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom. He was also a notorious womanizer.

The 42nd president, (1993–2001), has been publicly accused of sexual assault and/or sexual misconduct by several women. Juanita Broaddrick accused Clinton of raping her in 1978. Leslie Millwee accused Clinton of sexually assaulting her in 1980. Paula Jones accused Clinton of exposing himself to her in 1991 as well as sexually harassing her. Kathleen Willey accused Clinton of groping her without her consent in 1993. The Jones allegations became public in 1994, during Clinton's first term as president, while Willey's and Broaddrick's accusations became public in 1999, toward the end of Clinton's second term. Millwee made her accusations in 2016.

George W. Bush refused to let the devastating Katrina storm ruin his vacation as he looked down at Louisiana from his plane traveling back to the White House. He ordered America into Iraq in a futile search for "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and later landed on an aircraft carrier, which waved a banner announcing “Mission Accomplished” as our soldiers continued to fight in Iraq.

Donald Trump, a known womanizer elected president, exhibits fragile feelings and a quick temper. In a nation sharply divided, he is loathed by half the country and beloved by the other half. The people’s choice: our presidents and their flaws (metrowestdailynews.com)

State indictment on business fraud charges in New York, Trump is accused of violating New York State law by allegedly agreeing to obscure a series of reimbursements to his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who is the key witness against Trump in the case. Cohen made a $130,000 alleged "hush money" payment to adult film star Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels, days before the 2016 election, in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump. Trump denies the allegations and says there was no affair. Prosecutors accuse Trump of illegally portraying the reimbursements to Cohen as legal expenses.

Federal indictment on classified documents charges in Florida Trump is accused of keeping classified documents after leaving the White House and storing them "in various locations at The Mar-a-Lago Club including in a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom, and a storage room," according to the indictment. He is also accused of a "scheme to conceal" that he had kept those documents. He denies wrongdoing.

Federal indictment in 2020 election interference case Trump is accused of participating in a scheme to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power after he lost the 2020 election to now-President Joe Biden. The indictment accuses Trump and six unindicted, unnamed co-conspirators of knowingly spreading lies that there was widespread "fraud in the election and that he had actually won," ultimately leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Trump denies wrongdoing. 

State indictment in 2020 election interference case in Fulton County, Georgia, Trump and 18 others are accused under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations or RICO law of coordinating an effort to thwart proper certification of the state's 2020 presidential election, which Biden won. The investigation was launched after an infamous recorded phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 2, 2021, in which Trump pressed him "to find 11,780 votes." Trump denies the allegations.

None of the former presidents committed acts which led them to be tried in the courts as Donald Trump has. Even while facing criminal charges, Trump retains a large following who also continue to support the millionaire financially. Each indictment has been met with the former president asking for financial contributions. 

History has not been written about former President Donald Trump. Newspapers and media are giving first-hand details in real time about the actions of Donald Trump when he was running for election for president, while president, while campaigning for a second presidency, and while in court defending himself. It is not a pretty picture. Despite legitimate evidence supporting the crimes he is accused of; his followers see him as a leader they will follow.

When a crime is committed, such as a robbery, even if the driver of the car had no clue, they were driving a friend to go rob someone, they are also considered guilty in the commission of that crime.

Those who continue to support Donald Trump in his criminal activity are active participants with him. The support and lifting up of a criminal puts blood on the hands of those supporting him verbally and financially. People are crying out about crime and criminals and publicly support crime and a criminal for president.

People have been warned since childhood that the BOOGIE MAN may look like your neighbor and not a PERSON OF COLOR (an alien or stranger) which is associated with crime. Donald Trump is the boogieman, but the children (his supporters) are not afraid.