One of the strangest things I have noticed about humans is how we never stop being greedy. It is something we consciously or unconsciously drown ourselves in. Sometimes I sit and wonder why the richest people in the world want to make more money. I mean why not just make use of the one you have, it’ll last for all your generations. The person you speak of got drowned in greed. He didn’t even have enough funds to purse political power but he wanted it so badly and couldn’t wait till his business can stand the loss.
The problem and what people don't understand, is that people are just looking for ways to earn money and will not say that greed is the problem. The economy is making things worse, and greediness is bad but people just want a good life and to survive and that is why you see people going into gambling. My reason for gambling is to make additional money because I need to survive and it might not seriously be gambling but at least an additional job will do. I am still wondering how people will survive when they do not have any source of income, and that is why I don't blame people who gamble and I don't blame people who gamble. But one thing I know is that we are going to survive.
well, what you said is correct, also because of the dire situation of our economy that makes a person develop extreme greed, because they also want to earn a lot so they can save money just in case the inflation rate of their country continues to rise. Why does a person become greedy? because that's how money affects everyone, that's why many people kill or do bad things just for money.