good for them but bad for society as a whole, such as draining a few billion dollars out of Enron and other businesses. They are quite correct that these things are good for them in the short term, although bad for society in the long term.
但终将给整个社会带来灾难。 比如在伊朗问题上砸下数十亿美元， 或者类似的决策。这样的事情， 倒是的确对他们的短期利益很有帮助， 然而长远点看，这在未来将危害到整个社会。