Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing" character Mike Baxter is trying to teach exchange student Jen (Krista Marie Yu) about capitalism in Thursday episode, as she looks into the best way to earn money for her geology club's bake sale, NewsBusters reported.

'We're also human beings with a conscience'

At the end of the show, Baxter on his vlog actually calls out Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — both staunch anti-capitalists, with Sanders an admitted democratic socialist — while defending capitalism and extolling the compassion of its adherents:

"Hey, Mike Baxter here for Outdoor Man to talk about one of my favorite passions. No, no, no, not guttin' a deer while listening to the Lovin' Spoonful. I'm talkin' about capitalism. Now, old Bernie and young Elizabeth tell the folks capitalists are coldhearted, money-grubbing vultures. When you put it that way, you make it sound like a bad thing. But we're also human beings with a conscience. Conscience. You remember those?"

Later, he reminds viewers that "evolved' capitalists should listen to their consciences "every once in a while," as that's the best way to do business and continue capitalism's "recipe for economic success":

."..I mean, sure, paying your workers with baseball cards and bubble gum would increase profits, but it's wrong! Listen, a good boss should know how to make a buck and still be a human being. You see, capitalism, it's just a recipe for economic success, and it doesn't taste quite right until you sprinkle in a little morality. That's why, here at Outdoor Man, we provide benefits for our part-timers, paid medical leave, and all-you-can-eat chili at the Annual Meat Summit. Which sadly leads to a lot of paid medical leave. Happy employees make good employees, and that's good business. Baxter out."

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