Greed isn't good: Gordon Gekko goes to work for the FBI

Greed isn't good. Greed isn't right. So says Michael Douglas, in a public service announcement for the FBI that asks viewers to become whistleblowers if they witness securities fraud or insider trading. Not sure how often the public sees those things. But man! Douglas clearly isn't one with the Gekko character anymore! There's always been a bit of cult around Gekko — amoral Wall Streeters who took the greed-is-good message with zero irony. Can't help but think that even Douglas won't be able change that.

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