Mitt Romney contends that anyone who questions the ethics of his profiteering is engaging in the "politics of envy."

His argument derives from two false assumptions: (1) All individuals venerate wealth, and therefore, (2) anyone who questions the methods through which one attains wealth does so out of envy. Both premises are demonstrably untrue.

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Although Romney’s assertion certainly applies to his GOP rivals, primarily Newt Gingrich, who unquestionably venerates wealth, most people who question the ethics of amassing wealth beyond one’s needs and the needs of one’s family at the expense of others do so because they value humanity, not wealth. They recognize that human life has intrinsic value.

Poverty can be life-threatening, and we must scrutinize any system, on or off Wall Street, that perpetuates such vast disparities in prosperity. In fact, a tiny percentage of individuals esteem wealth above the welfare of others; 1 percent, to be precise.

Megan Mullineaux

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