*The example given is a strawman of a classic cigar-chomping executive whose phi...

The example given is a strawman of a classic cigar-chomping executive whose philosophy comes largely from unskilled, fungible-labor economies.

I use this exact strawman to bounce ideas off of people and play devil's advocate.

He's such an integral part of my routine that I even gave him a name and a function: Richard Johnson, CEO of a pate factory.