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No. Greed is inherent to humans. No social order can eliminate greed. They can, however, mitigate the harmful effects of greed on society.

In a democracy, elected leaders are not as empowered to satisfy their greed as monarchs are in monarchies. Socialism extends this logic to businesses: An elected business leader would not be able to satisfy their greed to the same extent that a capitalist business owner can.




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