INERTIA:

I like the book it was a good thriller and had a wholesome philosophy behind it. But it was a bit too long. But I enjoyed the 56 pages of this speech.

As for the economic crises you can hardly point that to Ayn Rand’s system of government. As it would be government without taxation and economy based around a gold standard. As for the mindset of certain business men I think the book fountainhead expresses it in the conflict of a suck up architect and the independent modern architect Howard Roark which does not accept many jobs on principles. While the other just thinks of forwarding his career by submitting to anything.

I’m not an Objectivist but its literature expresses a good attitude to life. That working hard and employing reason is good. They label it as Rational Self interests. And call it by the name selfish without withdrawal. The point is to the speech although very sophisticated that if you do not act to your own interests then you either are doing nothing or acting AGAINST your own interests. Now it would be a gross misinterpretation to erect a straw man of the money hoarder. It is about achieving your values through work and gaining happiness through it, it does not demand that you have to be rich and successful to have done that, but most of the character become that and are both rising out of humble beginnings or from a affluent background. And the antagonists the same.

The RATIONAL in self interests is the key they greed is defined as irrational.

Anwyays, if you have questions about Ayn Rands work there is an Objectivist forum which can answer all your questions. They have proved useful to me.

http://forum.objectivismonline.net/