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P5 Guy

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NPR Article on Economics.
« on: November 14, 2011, 12:42:01 PM »
I'm not sure if this is political.
http://www.npr.org/
The Morning Edition Ayn Rand interview from 1959 is quite enlightening. Mike Wallace asking about the ideology behind Atlas Shrugged.
I've been saying this prediction is coming true and been blown off for it. Now look who is believing?
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 01:10:33 PM »
Is this the article to which you are referring?

http://www.npr.org/2011/11/14/142245517/on-capitol-hill-rands-atlas-cant-be-shrugged-off

Direct links make commentary easier.
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2011, 03:41:06 PM »
A long dead and well watered down Rand is a fine and dandy thing.  Full on Rand, is bug house crazy.  From the article, a man's happiness is his highest moral purpose leaves unsaid that she redefined happiness.  Smoking is after all a moral obligation...   [tinfoil]
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2011, 12:20:21 AM »
Did you guys hear about some of the DVD packaging for the Atlas Shrugged movie reading "self-sacrifice," when it was supposed to say "self-interest"?  I heard about it on NPR, and they actually managed to be accurate. It probably helped that the coverage was very brief.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/11/13/atlas-shrugged-dvd.html
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2011, 08:34:04 AM »
Quote from: Ned Hamford on November 14, 2011, 03:41:06 PM
A long dead and well watered down Rand is a fine and dandy thing.  Full on Rand, is bug house crazy.  From the article, a man's happiness is his highest moral purpose leaves unsaid that she redefined happiness.  Smoking is after all a moral obligation...   [tinfoil]

Someone who follows 95% of Rand's Objectivism, you wind up with a good Right-Libertarian sort.

Someone who follows 100% of Rand's Objectivism, you wind up with an irredeemable ahole.
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2011, 10:33:20 AM »
I'd put that percentage around 30% to 40%.  The economics of self interest and attendant virtue [along with the inverse evils] being the crux.  Telling me what books to enjoy, the virtues of colors, who makes a proper mate [specifically], who I may associate with ect.... lets put that in the crazy pile.

Tho I am intrigued by her position on polyamory relationships.  My gf, much less so. 
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2011, 12:27:34 PM »
Today's was Hayek and the Austrian Economics School of Thought.
I find the most interesting aspect of these two articles is NPR is giving something other than Keynes a viewing.
"... the economy is too complicated for politicians ..." my favorite quote from the article, says it all for me. Now if the politicians would keep their hands off the market.
 
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2011, 11:22:43 PM »
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Someone who follows 95% of Rand's Objectivism, you wind up with a good Right-Libertarian sort.

Someone who follows 100% of Rand's Objectivism, you wind up with an irredeemable *expletive deleted*.
Who will, nonetheless, not violate your rights.

I'm OK with that.
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Re: NPR Article on Economics.
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2011, 08:43:32 AM »
Quote from: P5 Guy on November 15, 2011, 12:27:34 PM
I find the most interesting aspect of these two articles is NPR is giving something other than Keynes a viewing.

Which is especially good since Keynesianism has not been the dominant economic theory (among economists) for going on 40 years now.
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