Atlas Juiced

In her novel “Atlas Shrugged”, self-espoused fascist Ayn Rand deifies the Captains of Industry. She postulates that they, and they alone, have a divine right to control the wealth derived from the labor of the working class. Her justification is that should the Robber Barons stop doing what they do, then nothing would get done and everyone will suffer. To this end, she has her protagonists stage a strike and then draws her own conclusions as to the results. However compelling her prose may be, the novel is still a work of fiction without basis in reality, much less economics.

In effect, Taggart, Rearden, Galt and their ilk are more like petulant children who, when they can’t have everything their own way, they throw a temper tantrum. Unfortunately, many of today’s CEO’s have read Ayn’s nonsense and accept it as Gospel. In today’s financial meltdown of Wall Street, they want to have everything their way. They have threatened to crash the World Markets if we do hand over all our property value.

I am reminded of the scene from the movie “Blazing Saddles” when Sheriff Bart, played by Cleavon Little, holds a gun to his own head and proclaims; “Next man makes a move the Ni**er gets it”. These people are willing to commit economic suicide and destroy the rest of use if we don’t let them have more riches; if we don’t bow in awe to their greatness. Unfortunately, Bush, Paulson, Geithner and Obama respond in unison: “They’re not bluffing; they’re just crazy enough to do it”.

Comparing these greedy cretins to petulant children who take their toys and go home in a snit, is a gross miss characterization. Their actions are more akin to extortion if not worse. Our leaders have capitulated.  Maybe they are complicit.

Let’s see, what would you call someone who will do anything to bring the United States Economy to its knees and are willing to destroy themselves in the process. Isn't that a Terrorist?

These Atlas’s on Steroids are nothing less than Economic Terrorists.

Invoke the Patriot Act.

They should not be sent to jail, they should be in Gitmo.