"It pits those who put respect for the law first against those who put economics above all else. I'll maintain that a sound economy can only exist when built upon a just and trustworthy legal system"
Hmmm...Given its Any Rand's 100th B'Day, what would Hank & Dagney say about this...wasn't economics & production the point in "Atlas Shrugged"?.
I also have to wonder also. I don't recall too many discussions between Hank and Dagney over national sovereignty, the overwhelming of social services, increases in crime, lost tax revenues, increased drug trafficking and a huge underground economy. It probably would have mucked up the plot too much. But that's the beauty of authoring a novel, book - Ayn Rand could include/exclude , emphasize/deemphasize the scenario any way she saw fit to make her point. She created the world of 'Atlas Shrugged' within certain boundaries (or 'borders', if you will)