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In the cartoons, Scrooge is kinda portrayed as right on the edge of acceptable conservatism. Sometimes he is a bit too greedy, and everyone resents him for it, or he takes a stupid risk for money that bites him in the ass. Other times, he's proven right. I think we're supposed to question Scrooge sometimes, as the Aesop can go either way with this show. I'd go so far as to say the central question of Scrooge's character is "How far is too far in the pursuit of wealth?"
Glomgold and Mark Beaks are 2 examples of "too far," with both reflecting different evils of wealth. Glomgold is pure greed untempered by any moral concerns, ever. Unlike Scrooge, who finds inherent value in work, Glomgold will take it any way he can.
Mark Beaks is similarly amoral, but, as a stand in for the rich techbro type, he has a desire to "improve" the world, but only in a way that serves his own capricious interests. Beaks is hard-working (or at least has a self-image of being such), but unlike Scrooge, doesn't listen to others.