tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post6039062576253431474..comments2024-03-19T03:27:42.798-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Who Is John Galt?Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-34626140497528668392009-03-16T09:36:00.000-06:002009-03-16T09:36:00.000-06:00John Gault is the man who stopped the motor of the...John Gault is the man who stopped the motor of the world in Atlas. Perhaps this presciption applies today? No one notices demonstrations, but our rulers might notice a national strike of a day or a week. Stay home from work, buy nothing.<BR/>BTW Dagny IS my real first name!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-6143105538104300342009-03-15T05:17:00.000-06:002009-03-15T05:17:00.000-06:00Well written, and thanks for sharing that.Well written, and thanks for sharing that.Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-51827230738548277182009-03-14T19:22:00.000-06:002009-03-14T19:22:00.000-06:00Human frailty -- that's our nemesis, dammit!Human frailty -- <I>that's</I> our nemesis, dammit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-8711920648934699722009-03-14T17:58:00.000-06:002009-03-14T17:58:00.000-06:00I'm rereading "ATLAS" again after some years and I...I'm rereading "ATLAS" again after some years and I find the concepts mentioned all around us. The losses we've seen in the financial circles are like the investors of the San Sebastian mines and the polices that ruined "Taggart Transcontinental" are on tap for our industries. God save us and buy a copy and give it to a friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-53553156576777940692009-03-14T16:25:00.000-06:002009-03-14T16:25:00.000-06:00We need to allow Greenspan to complete his "conver...We need to allow Greenspan to complete his "conversion" process. I'm sure that now that he has had a achance to ponder his poor performance and mistakes, he has come to realize that he has learned something. That would be that you cannot, under any circumstances, compromise capitalism and expect to have a self-righting economy. Further, if you add any amount of "socialism" to the mix, you depleteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-56072826198195303122009-03-14T16:07:00.000-06:002009-03-14T16:07:00.000-06:00..."re-rise of Randian politics?" The closest we ......"re-rise of Randian politics?" The closest we came to Randian politics in the last century was Ms. Rand's protege Alan Greenspan heading the Fed, and look where that got us. What we're getting now is a re-rise of Randian rhetoric. <BR/><BR/>Rhetoric may be fun, but that's all it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-4999317458390016612009-03-14T12:27:00.000-06:002009-03-14T12:27:00.000-06:00That last line seems to sum them up very well.Tom ...That last line seems to sum them up very well.<BR/>Tom BoganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-48300223658256412942009-03-14T11:04:00.000-06:002009-03-14T11:04:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, we can't stop it for a couple of ye...Unfortunately, we can't stop it for a couple of years. We need to get John Galt to speak and before it's too late.<BR/><BR/>RKLRKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585835694258218148noreply@blogger.com