1. Lust - a relentless pursuit of the aphrodisiac of power over the property of others.
2. Gluttony - overconsumption driven by easy money and deficit spending.
3. Greed - inflationary redistribution of wealth from the politically unconnected to the politically connected.
4. Sloth - the attitude of someone reared on the conviction that one can forever get something for nothing.
5. Wrath - anger stemming from realizing that one can no longer get something for nothing.
6. Envy - the desire to lay hands on the property of others, even though, or perhaps especially because, one did nothing to deserve its acquisition.
7. Pride - the conviction that one can centrally plan the economy, even if only on the macro level.
Ignore the Good Book's warning at your own peril.
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