Mother of All Financial Crashes, page-17

The fictional act played by Michael Douglas, Gordon Gekko is best known for the line:

"I am not a destroyer of companies, I am a liberator of them. The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed — for lack of a better word — is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed in all its forms — greed for life, money, love, knowledge — has marked the upward surge of mankind — and greed, mark my words — will save not only Teldar Paper but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you."

In reality, the love of money/greed is the root of all evil. He was right about the last point, the malfunctioning corporation called the USA is indeed well underway. May it die soon so that it can have a reset to clear out all the corruption.