One should remember that the fictional Dickens character, Ebeneezer Scrooge, also operated wholly within the law.
Just because it’s legal does not mean it’s good.
The golden rule of “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” seems to find little favor among some business people. It is replaced in their hearts by “Business is Business!”
Socialism is evil, capitalism is good. I firmly believe this.
A great number of us believe that capitalism is the best economic model available for a free people. We do not, however, all agree that every capitalist is suitable to be president. Governor Romney has been very successful in characterizing any question about his business practices as being an attack on the free enterprise system.
Capitalism is good. Romney is a capitalist. Therefore Romney is good.
This false syllogism has so far been used to good effect to discredit efforts to examine his record. It is a practice often used in politics, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. We will see how long he can hold out.