Do you think Rand would have defended the Wall Street bankers...she hated failure. These people define the word failure. She would not have been for money to be handed out in a company that lost much money to those who caused the whole mess.
Let’s see...
Those that caused this whole mess (at AIG anyhow), were unceremoniously let go. Those that stayed to fix the mess were cheated out of their retention incentive, or were about to be (and may still be) by a reckless government. Now there’s a situation where these people that performed a nearly impossible task may actually end up getting charged for the services they provided (102+% tax on their “bonuses” in NY).
I personally think this is stealing and I’m surprised that the America I grew up in is so wantonly short-sighted and willing to place blame where it surely does not belong.
Actually I’m not so much surprised as I am disgusted.
Like I said, Atlas will shrug even more and eventually we’ll all be asking who’s John Galt - at least those of us that can survive no other way will be.
I doubt Rand would be behind the furor that is going on against those at AIG that actually performed - the ones now being vilified in the press and by congress. Rand would surely see through the B.S.! I think if you really dig into what the society (Ayn Rand society) believes, they likely think similarly to what I have written also.
Bottom line, I don’t care if you disagree with what I say, I happen to believe taking these people’s money away by fiat is stealing...