CAN GREED BE OUTLAWED‪?‬

Byline: SHAMSUL GHANI Remember that finance-companies-scam taking place in our homeland; the frantic efforts to make those companies awash in cash; the long queues at the doorsteps of those companies of people ready to part with their life-long savings? A lavish 5 percent per month return being the talk of every town. Homes that were the shelter for the entire family were being sold with money going to the gaping tills of the cartel of unscrupulous con men. This scribe then employed with a bank was taken aback by the frenzy when people left, right and centre were telling stories of their life-time success that had freed them from future economic worries. A copious flow of monthly income had added to whatever income they were earning. My friends, my colleagues, my acquaintances and above all my close relatives were poring news of their latest investments. In a state of shock and dismay, I would try to convince that they were not right and were sure heading for a disaster.