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Online usersPollWhat should the government do about ailing financial institutions? Nothing, except to back off and get out—as any Objectivist knows, intervention is treating the disease with the disease 83% Intervene judiciously—enough to avert a catastrophe that is otherwise imminent 3% Intervene massively—as it's doing 3% Nationalize the whole economy and be done with it. Bring on the USSA! 1% Something else (specify) 11% Total votes: 80
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Order Now: 'The Resurgence of Big Government' by Yaron BrookSubmitted by Ayn Rand Center on Tue, 2008-09-23 23:53.
Preorder now for expected delivery in late October: America entered the 21st century riding a wave of prosperity brought on by two decades of increasing economic freedom—yet our current decade has seen an explosion in the size and reach of government. Today we hear from all sides that the source of our economic troubles is capitalism, and that the solution is more regulation, more controls, more government. Using our current housing and financial crisis as a case study, Dr. Brook shows how the inability of capitalism’s advocates to provide a moral defense of self-interest and the profit motive—essential characteristics of capitalism—led Americans to view government intervention as the cure for economic disasters allegedly brought on by “market excesses” and unrestrained “greed.” Finally, Dr. Brook shows how Ayn Rand’s revolutionary morality of rational egoism completes the case for capitalism and thereby makes possible a permanent end to big government … more (Approx 2 hrs., with Q & A) DVD; $18.95
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