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Greed is not "simply the motivation to obtain material wealth...", it is an excessive and ethically inappropriate desire to obtain material wealth. And it is foul. It's similar to pride, which is usually a disproportionate and self indulgent appreciation for ones own worth, in that they both interfere with ones ability to make fair and reasonable judgments in matters where their own interests are concerned. Gordon Gekko was not a philosopher, he was a character in a movie who ended up in jail. Unfortunately the only "meme" that seems to have survived that second rate movie (Greed is good) has been absorbed out of context and is now regurgitated by capitalists who believe, in their ignorance, that capiitalism is a philosophy, and a way of life. It's not. It's just another system that facilitates the exchange and distribution of resources, and it's a pretty inefficient one at that. What's worse is that it plays to common human weaknesses.
"both greedy and altruistic"? "tax lazy proles"? "diametrically opposed to marxism"? Our most important technology is language. Words. Manipulating their meanings either out of a desire to deceive, or just plain ignorance, is lying, and should be considered criminal in an information society. I understand your ideas, and the points you are trying to make. They are old ones. What they tell me, and any other knowledgeable person reading them, is that while you may be respected for your enthusiasm and intellect, you still have much to learn, and must realize that your pride is endangering your character and integrity.