Why are there greedy players in the game of wall street. Economy, it is all numbers, math science. There should be scientists running it, calculating for overall gain of humanity, not the singular passions of dog eat dog. greed is defined by manipulation. greed is not just wanting something luxurious, it is defined by being a trickster, manipulator to get it, being fake to fool someone to get something you did not work for. The American dream, driven by greed, has become about swindling and dishonesty, a gambler is a bum in expensive clothes, the real low class is a rich man who has never really worked a day for his food, but only stole someone elses, who did work for it, without them knowing.