A reader asks:

Who are we supposed to use as a stand-in for the Marxist caricature of capitalism, if not Adam Smith? I mean, constantly invoking the Monopoly guy doesn’t have the same intellectual cachet…

Hmm good question. Off the top of my head …

Gordon Gekko

Marc Rich

Ivan Boesky

Ayn Rand

Alan Greenspan, pre-September, 2007

Mythical “NR suit.”

Donald Trump

The private John Edwards

Montgomery Burns

Update: More nominees, from a reader:

Scrooge McDuck Richie Rich Thurston Howell III Bruce Wayne Daddy Warbucks