“Public faith in private markets rests on individual actions.”

Michael Bloomberg addresses Harvard Business School …  …

That means the choices you make and actions you take — YOU, dear chair-sitting reader — have meaningful impact on the current and future well-being of the economy….

…. https://www.mikebloomberg.com/news/mike-bloomberg-speaks-harvard-business-school-class-day/   …

Excerpts:

“The head of Salomon Brothers, Billy Salomon, never went to college, no less business school. He never took a class in corporate responsibility – and he didn’t need to. Being ethical does not require a Masters degree. It requires having a conscience – and following it.

“Today, Americans are questioning whether those in the private sector – and in Washington – can provide the moral leadership our country needs, both economically and politically. They see the rewards of the economy increasingly concentrated at the top. They see wealthy parents scamming the college admissions process. They see families unable to afford health care and housing in the world’s richest country. They see decades of discrimination based on race and ethnicity trapping another generation into poverty. And they wonder: is our economic system breaking down?

“Now, the good news is there is a solution. In fact, I believe that the solution to our political problems is also the solution to our economic problems. And I can sum it up in one word: integrity.