Posted on 07/25/2011 7:22:50 AM PDT by FreedomPoster
If it had been a scene in Atlas Shrugged, the guy would have disappeared into the secrecy of Colorado with a shadowy figure who we would later learn to be John Galt. In real life, the story will probably be more complex. But I wonder how long its going to be before businesspeople really do start walking away and deciding its not worth doing business in America today. Or it it already happening and we just dont know it?
The man you see in the picture at the right is named Ronnie Bryant. He operates coal mines in Alabama. Id never heard of him until this morning, but after what I saw and heard from him, Id say hes a bit like a southern version of Ellis Wyatt from Ayn Rands novel. What I saw made an impression on me.
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Of course its happening. People aren’t investing in America anywhere, we’ve lost at least $200 Billion in investments from around the world and what do you think is causing outsourcing?
The next phase is just giving up completely.
The left will think it’s wonderful, for a short while.
These idiots want to redistribute the pies but they also want to shut down the bakeries.
We all choose different adjectives.
The gulch is farther north, near Meeteetse.
Mr. Bryant can’t be an Ayn Rand hero. He shows too much concern for ordinary people.
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There is no such thing as “ordinary people”. We are ordinary or extraordinary as we so choose to be. And, when we choose to be ordinary that is okay, it does not require any special treatment.
And what will those people do when they get their wish and most of their town is unemployed?
By what right ..by what code ..by what standard?
"Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns or dollars. Take your choice there is no other and your time is running out."
Quotes from "Atlas Shrugged" (Ayn Rand)
I think Zer0 has a corporate (or gov’t) jet up his butt.
Your comment is in jest, but he is the son of a Birmingham steel worker during the era when Birmingham was a major steel town. Knew him at the University of Alabama.
According to the article the response to his announcment by the leftists in the room was “Thank God”.
Thanks, but I’m good. I have an 1100 gallon rainwater tank under my deck.
I may be having lunch with Laz in a couple weeks. I’ll try to remember to ping you too, once we have it set up.
The comments in this thread, similarly. Both sets of comments are very worthwhile reading.
Dude, you need to share more sacrifice. /sarc
Expect their government check to arrive monthly. Get to work!
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I've seen this occur hundreds of times. It is a Free Republic phenomenon that I have never witnessed anywhere else on the net.
The “ordinary people” are getting what they wanted and voted for. Read the article, people were begging for the jobs to be shut down.
The collapse of America will come with thundering applause from “ordinary people”
Self-ping for later.
What is it about "ordinary people" that you think caused Ayn Rand to have no concern about them?
Are you talking about "ordinary people" who get up every day and work hard for their employer, recognizing that their success is only assured by their employer's success?
Are you talking about "ordinary people" who save for their own future and consistently spend less than they earn, and who would feel shame to be unnecessarily dependent upon others?
Why don't you describe some of the "ordinary people" that Ayn Rand didn't care about.
You may be right, too many tourists and libs here in Jackson/Hoback.
Good post, and that line says it all. People whine about businesses moving their operations overseas, but the reality of the situation is that the government has created enormous barriers to operating a business in this country. EEOC, OSHA, EPA - all are acting to choke the life out of this country, and nobody in the media wants to say "boo" about it.
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