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Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I read this book because I had a right leaning/open-minded/ignorant phase in college and this girl I was into was a fucking wacko objectivist. I also read Fountainhead.

You're imagining things. Ever since the Reagan administration we've seen free market policies bolstered, not eroded. The private sector has been doing exceptionally well, while labor has spent the last decade making one concession after another. And much of the government corruption is fueled by business interests, through excessive campaign financing. In the USA you can currently purchase political power, and raising taxes has become a third rail issue.

Among our peers in the world's most developed economies, we have the most right-leaning political system by far. Yet we also consistently under perform in almost every metric for human development and general well-being. You hate the government, and you think everyone poorer than you is a leech. I can only guess how much you make in a year, but what's funny is it's definitely enough for Ayn Rand to classify you as expendable.

Very well written response.