By Linda Stern
From Bernard Madoff to AIG’s bonus-earning execs, Wall Street has redefined economic excess. But the Masters of the Universe didn’t invent greed. Here’s a look at those despots, robber barons and others who make our shortlist of the greediest people of all time.
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