"Lack of goodness" belief

"The other face of this premise is that of a “lack of goodness”: the belief that human beings are — if one strips away our pretenses — simply selfish, materialist and competitive. Certainly this view seems confirmed today. Think Merrill Lynch and John Thain’s $1,400 waste basket!"

Millat, Caitlin. “Canned Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain's spending spree included $1,200 trash bin” Daily News Online. Published on 1/24/2009. Accessed on 2/20/09 at http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/01/24/2009-01-24_canned_merrill_ly...