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A Webster's Dictionary entry sorely needing Mitt's picture
Apart from the reference to the 19th century, it is dead on.
Definition of ROBBER BARON
1: an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales)
2: a business owner or executive who acquires wealth through ethically questionable tactics
1: an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales)
2: a business owner or executive who acquires wealth through ethically questionable tactics
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robber%20baron
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Not a photo shop either. From Tagg Romney's Facebook. The flash effect...or something.
