"Greed is good to most economists. It's greed that makes people work harder, be more productive and helps the economy grow."

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Economists and financial analysts are not like steelworkers or people in other occupations. They don't get evaluated based on their performance. They can mess up every day of the week through their whole careers, and this would be just fine, as long as they messed up in the same way as their peers.

— Dean Baker