Why Scrooge Was Screwed

A Christmas Carol, not

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I believe that Scrooge got a bad rap from Charles Dickens in the book, "A Christmas Carol." Dickens portrayed Scrooge as the worst guy on the planet, and he needed to toe the Christian line and become a saint.

However, it's quite the opposite. The self-righteous characters in the book should be villanized, like Scrooge's nephew Fred and employee Bob Cratchit…