Many on Wall Street say greed is necessary

Many on Wall Street say greed is good, or at least necessary. Apparently they watched the Oliver Stone movie Wall Street (1987) and interpreted it as a training tool for how to get rich instead of its intended purpose of revealing what’s wrong with the financial system.

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Reuters – Spike In Law Enforcement Requests For Customer Data Deluge Cell Phone Carriers

Big Brother is watching your every move. They are watching what you are downloading over BitTorrent at home via your ISP and they are watching what you are doing (and even where you’ve been) via your cell phone company. It’s a “brave” new world of 24/7 surveillance. George Orwell might have gotten the year wrong but when it comes to everything else… Stay tuned.

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