Originally Posted by Total_Blender
I take it you're not familiar with the works of Ayn "all of the heroes in my novels are rapists" Rand. Seriously... just reading the Wikipedia article on The Fountainhead made me feel dirty and weird.
"If it was rape, it was rape by engraved invitation." - Ayn Rand
Notice the bolded word. That makes it a work of fiction, much like the "facts" of an Obama speech.
In addition to being a fiction writer, Rand is also a "philosopher" (quotes because I use the term loosely). Her "philosophy" of objectivism is one of the key tenets of the so called Libertarian movement all of you 20-something-upper-middle-class WASPS subscribe to.
Which is exactly my point of contention with rand and her followers. There is no "free energy machine", nor would the world stop if all of the "Atlases" suddenly "go Gault". If all the business leaders and innovators suddenly left, there roles would be filled by other people.
Likewise, there will always be a capitalist class working for their own benefit. Even if taxes were increased another 3-5%, it is still many times more lucrative to be a CEO than a garbage man.
I actually agree with this statement that is why i was so strongly against bailouts. I am the CEO of a corporation but guess what the economy has probably hit me just as it has everyone else on IA.
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