Hi Lev, all - Re. Aryan's position - we already accepted that oversimplification happens earlier in this thread (net worth v. income) so please, give a break. As for Goldman's "corruption" - you gave a bad example. They offered willing customer that allows them to achieve the desired goal (that of keeping stimulating Greek economy by increasing debt), legally, for a fee. None of that fits a definition of corruption; that's exactly what financial institutions are supposed to do. I compared Goldman to Red Hat Software because both provide innovative services in their respective fields. And I think the fact that Ms. Moyo, an African economist, is well fed shouldn't go against her. I'd rather consider merits of her position than assorted trivia about the author. Regards Slav -----Original Message----- From: luv-talk-bounces@lists.luv.asn.au [mailto:luv-talk-bounces@lists.luv.asn.au] On Behalf Of Lev Lafayette
My understanding isn't that Aryan implies that any charity is harmful;
To quote: "Speaking of Bill Gates and charity....charity creates dependency and stifles innovation and development. If you ask me, one of the major reasons why we still have poverty and hunger in this world is due to the left's need to 'save the world'."
know why Goldman Sachs is demonised - they are Red Hat of banks.
The Red Hat of banks? That's quite insulting to Red Hat. Goldman Sachs is notoriously corrupt (cf., http://dailybail.com/home/corrupt-across-the-globe-how-goldman-sachs-hel ped-greece-hid.html). Which makes it ironic how they have well-fed, housed, and clothed, economists trying to preach to the Africans about their foreign aid is corruption! "This e-mail and any attachments to it (the "Communication") is, unless otherwise stated, confidential, may contain copyright material and is for the use only of the intended recipient. If you receive the Communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete the Communication and the return e-mail, and do not read, copy, retransmit or otherwise deal with it. Any views expressed in the Communication are those of the individual sender only, unless expressly stated to be those of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ABN 11 005 357 522, or any of its related entities including ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (together "ANZ"). ANZ does not accept liability in connection with the integrity of or errors in the Communication, computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from or in respect of the Communication."