Actually, a person with a very competitive nature often works to make money....in order to accomplish any number of other goals. I would not categorize that as “greed.” For me, as a Christian, a greedy person is one who puts far more value on things rather than God. Such a person is one who is obsessed with things. True greed/avarice motivates a person to lie and use falsehood to acquire more...at the expense of others.
Here’s another thought as well: People can be materially poor and spiritually rich ... AND ... they can be materially rich and spiritually poor.....or any combination thereof.
Exactly. Rich reward for the pursuit of excellence in service of others is not greed. It is justly deserved. Greed is to want what you don’t deserve; in other words to demand charity is greedy. To steal is greedy. To think you deserve what you didn’t earn is greedy.
Turn it against the socialists and the term will expose them.