If you have to step over corpses to collect your cash, so be it.
Money excuses everything.
The Times writer was wrong, as is amply shown by actions of the Minnesota business community. Yes, business people seek to produce earnings for stockholders. But they also are concerned for employees, customers and community. Consider General Mills' community help on Minneapolis' North Side, Honeywell's on the South Side and the St. Paul Companies' efforts to build grass-roots leadership. Minnesota also is home to the Minnesota Center for Corporate Responsibility, which promotes ethical, responsible business practices.