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Old 10-30-2008, 07:20 PM   #9092
John Galt
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Originally Posted by rowech View Post
Some folks on this board need to read Atlas Shrugged.

And some people need to recognize that Ayn Rand had not even a rudimentary understanding of economics. I liked Atlas Shrugged. Even my name on this board is derived from the book. I also enjoyed reading a variety of Rand's fiction and non-fiction works. However, to believe, like Rand did, that all income tax decreases any incentive to produce is as ridiculous as believing Adam Dunn would get 30 to 50 extra hits a season if he would just choke up on the bat when faced with two strikes. Oh, never mind.
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