In sign of the times, Ayn Rand Institute approved for PPP loan
Source: Reuters
The institute promoting the laissez-faire capitalism of writer Ayn Rand, who in the novels Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead introduced her philosophy of objectivism to millions of readers, was approved for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of up to $1 million, according to data released Monday by the Trump administration.
The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism in Santa Ana, California, sought to preserve 35 jobs with the PPP funding, according to the data.
The institute advocates the Russian-American writers philosophy and applies its principles to many issues and events, including ones Rand herself never discussed, according to its website. It focuses on areas that have a long-term multiplying impact on the direction of our culture notably, education and policy debates, the website says.
The institute referred Reuters to a May 15 article, in which board member Harry Binswanger and senior fellow Onkar Ghate wrote that the organization would take any relief money offered from the CARES Act. We will take it unapologetically, because the principle here is: justice, they wrote, adding that the government has no wealth of its own
. It can only redistribute the wealth of others.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-ayn-rand-idUSKBN248026
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DSandra
(999 posts)Socialism when it's not.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Ayn herself relied on the public dole while she spread her fantasy bullshit.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Social Security and Medicare when she was dying from cancer.
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,678 posts)Where he will be forced into social service for eternity....
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)The same crap that brought us the circumstances for the great depression. In fact, the white house chair of economic advisors, Kevin Hassett was a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institute and formerly of the American Enterprise Institute. He probably has a poster of Ayn Rand above his bed.
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Socialism for the rich and rugged capitalism for everyone else.
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modrepub
(3,505 posts)Another day older and deeper in debt
But seriously, what do you really get putting your nose to the grind stone day in and day out? Its a fair question in my mind. Does hard work provide you with some satisfaction at the end of the day or would you have been happier if you just collected cans for deposit along side the road to pay for baloney sandwiches and beer? Is hard work just a slogan to keep the masses occupied while the upper echelons in society enjoy the fruits of others labors?
I think too often we look at others unwillingness to conform with our work ethic as laziness and not some form of rebellion against the system
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Paladin
(28,283 posts)Fuck you, Ayn Rand and Grover Norquist. Thanks for the entertainment.
czarjak
(11,319 posts)"Wealth is like rainwater, all that's ever been generated is already here, it's just a matter of distribution"
rwsanders
(2,613 posts)One is an adolescent fantasy novel that many read and grow out of, and the other is about orcs.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (sorry, always make myself laugh with that one)