William Mundell

Aug 23, 2024 | pionline.com | William Mundell |David Dreier

BreadcrumbHomeINDUSTRY VOICESSeptember 18, 2024 03:01 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsPrintBill Mundell and David DreierIn the Oliver Stone film “Wall Street,” protagonist Gordon Gekko delivered what became the defining battle cry of 1980’s America capitalism, “Greed — for lack of a better word — is good.” Excess was a natural outgrowth of unbridled capitalism. It was something to celebrate rather than shame because, to quote Gekko, it worked.