I do agree, and it's totally justified depending on what level one cares about. Is it yourself? Your family? Your community? Your country? Humanity as a whole?

I do agree, and it's totally justified depending on what level one cares about. Is it yourself? Your family? Your community? Your country? Humanity as a whole? I was more pointing that we have a long history as a country and an economic system of harming the less able to defend themselves economically. To what extent industry helps vs hurts the less well off and who bears responsibility is an open and worthwhile debate - but I'm pushing a bit against the PR that everything that is good for business is good for the people. Is Walmart better for towns if all the local stores close down, and the store profit is shipped back to HQ instead of the community? It can be similar with an oil company contracted to provide an economy for a town in Africa.