But were the traders and bankers of the sub-prime saga more greedy, arrogant, and immoral than the Gekkos of the 1980’s? Not really, because greed and amorality in financial markets have been common throughout the ages.
“贪婪是好的”是历次金融危机中的一种典型心态。次贷神话的推手们——交易员和银行家是不是比盖戈登那一辈人更贪婪、更自负、更不道德呢？倒也未必。贪婪和不道德世世代代伴随着金融市场的发展，司空见惯。