tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post5252018233282442082..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Ayn-rony shruggingDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-60956594584361550462011-02-02T11:40:44.205-06:002011-02-02T11:40:44.205-06:00Bad things do happen to good people and even the w...Bad things do happen to good people and even the wealthy can be brought low by medical expenses. Most of us have either experienced that ourselves or we know someone who has, Anonymous, and that's why most of us can see the need for a strong social safety net. It's also why I don't mind paying taxes because, unlike Rand and her disciples, I do believe in the social contract.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-43091104435880804752011-02-01T21:08:06.386-06:002011-02-01T21:08:06.386-06:00Great title by the way!Great title by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-50658214594825909332011-02-01T21:06:50.196-06:002011-02-01T21:06:50.196-06:00I try to keep an open mind and read material I oft...I try to keep an open mind and read material I often don't think I'll agree with- so last year I read her books. I came to the conclusion that if you've always been well off then you probably don't understand the need for programs to help you when you are at the bottom. I guess she reached her bottom. And am glad that they were available for her. But like you, I wish she would have acknowledged it. (But mean side of me sure wishes I would of been the one to process that SSI application!!) Who is John Galt? Someone that's never known true poverty. I believe in hard work but I also realize that sometimes we all may need a helping hand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com