At the same time he bemoans selfishness, he sets a process in motion that could disconnect people from experiencing the consequences of their choices. And that is hardly a cure for selfishness. It breeds a great deal of selfishness. If we get to the point where over 50% of income tax filers don’t pay income taxes, we’ll really get a does of what greed can look like. Selfishness expressed in certain ways can be a vice but so can covetessness.