Everywhere you look, there's a hunger to put the ethos by which Wall Street thrives on trial.
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Wall Street has become a veritable casino.
Wall Street is populated by a bunch of people whose primary goal is to make money, and the rules are pretty much caveat emptor.
We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall Street, with the rise of the old human frailty of greed. This occurs when people begin to serve only their own needs to the detriment of everyone else.
People talk about Wall Street greed, but one of the things many people don't understand is that there are a lot of organizations that have been the recipient of largess from the same Wall Street.
There are a lot of ethical firms on Wall Street.
Wall Street has come to America's heartland, really. The only thing missing are the skyscrapers, you know?
Occupy Wall Street is meant more as a way of life that spreads through contagion, creates as many questions as it answers, aims to force a reconsideration of the way the nation does business and offers hope to those of us who previously felt alone in our belief that the current economic system is broken.
The individual incentive not to commit crime on Wall Street now is almost zero.
Is Wall Street the rightful master of our economic fate? Or should we choose a broader form of sovereignty?
The ethos on Wall Street has not changed, and that's not going to come from the corner office. That's going to come, for better or worse, from Washington, and the whole idea of greed is still good, that is still pervasive.