> anti-business This is one of the most abused phrases in politics. Let's back up and talk about some fundamental values. I think most people can agree that w

> anti-business This is one of the most abused phrases in politics. Let's back up and talk about some fundamental values. I think most people can agree that we work to live, not the other way around. Businesses exist to serve an economic function. Businesses are not an embodiment of the ultimate good, any more than the barter system was, or indentured servitude. These things are ways of structuring economic activity. My point is simple: Businesses operate according to the context they are in. The businesses do not define right and wrong. Businesses exploit the conditions they are in if they want to thrive. Banning dog fighting is bad for the existing businesses AND the right thing to do. Banninge CFCs was bad for industry at the time, according to some time frames. Let's recognize the shared foundational moral factors here before we assume that we're on vastly different pages.