KevinDW78

There is a real world example of this question. It is here in Utah, just north of Salt Lake City. A private corporation created a private toll highway to service commuters through a busy corridor because the government had been completely ineffectual at solving the problem. It is the nicest, cleanest, PRETTIEST road I have EVER been on! They even have a website you can look at http://adamsavenueparkway.com/

Ultimately, when confronted with this sort of confrontation (isn't redundancy redundant?) I just refer to Galt's Speech when he says, "I do not grant the terms of reason to men who propose to deprive me of reason. I do not enter discussions with neighbors who think they can forbid me to think."

I had the funny idea pop into my head to buy Sealand and rename it Randoria lol

This is actually exactly what I was planning on doing! I do have a question though to add - I have never invested before, but I am starting to turn into a Chicken Little about the state of the economy and the upcoming political elections. If I put all my money into gold, and there were a hypothetical collapse of the economy, would it still be possible to get my money out of the GLD stock if all goes to hell? The other thing I am considering is the Perth Mint program of gold ownership. Does anyone have any feedback?

The problem is and always will be the 16th amendment. Until that gets repealed, we unfortunately are victims to the whims of whatever politicians get elected in this country.

I don't know how much I agree with that. Even Ayn Rand herself wrote some incredibly hilarious one-liners. Two of my favorite Ayn Rand lines (sorry if I don't quote them exactly) are: "Gordon L. Prescott looked very masculine [dressed up] as a grain elevator." "Some say, 'consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.' They got it from a small mind, Emerson." But I do recognize how Toohey in The Fountainhead kept annoyingly telling people that they must have a sense of humor. So I see where you must be getting that point. To answer your other questions, I grew up in Buffalo, NY. Moved to Salt Lake City 7 years ago. I first discovered Ayn Rand only recently this past fall. The first thing I read was The Virtue of Selfishness, then Atlas Shrugged, then Philosophy: Who Needs It, and then I just finished The Fountainhead.

Hmm... Well, I admit I hadn't considered Legos. HOWEVER, some of the things you list came about before Denmark became socialistic. I also agree with others here that even the concept of the "happiest nation" is just another nonsensical, collectivist concept.

I just joined this forum. I used to frequent the Ron Paul forums but I got sick of the lack of logic and rationality by a lot of his supporters haha. I found this video on YouTube the other day called "The Fountainhead in 5 Seconds" and had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard at it. Enjoy!

Hi everyone! I just joined this forum. I thought this was interesting (and sad) http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/140/happiness I think the most interesting thing to point out is for all of Denmark's happiness, what have they produced, invented, or accomplished toward the advancement of mankind?