I haven't seen the movie, and I'm glad the offhand comment I made has spurned what I believe to be an important discussion (although I believe this is primarily

I haven't seen the movie, and I'm glad the offhand comment I made has spurned what I believe to be an important discussion (although I believe this is primarily due to Jerf's excellent essay), I consider the varieties of greed that capitalism rewards is properly attenuated by rewarding social responsibility and altruism via democracy. America's current economic troubles highlight the importance of looking out for yourself while not making pawns of others. I don't know of anyone who hasn't felt the stresses of this recession, but I think that those who were most effected by it were those who made a living by exploiting others, and I'd go so far as to say that the millionaires who lost small percentages of their fortunes lost because the greed came full circle.