Going Galt

[tongodeon]

Libertarians and tax reform advocates have been advocating going Galt. Named after John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, Galt and his fellow individualist captains of industry "go on strike" by withdrawing his entrepreneurial talents from the collectivist common men whose socialist governments and progressive tax structure did not provide sufficient

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[chemicalpilate]

I can't even imagine what I'd do with $200,000 in net income per year. I guess considering I make about one order of magnitude less than that, it's not really possible for me to imagine even having that much money.

[steeltoe]

This sound's snarky, but it isn't - that is exactly why you don't make/have that much money - it isn't a goal for you so you don't pursue the things that lead to it.

[chemicalpilate]

I feel complimented even if you didn't intend it that way.

[tongodeon]

To be clear, I do not earn $200,000 in net income per year. And neither, I suspect, do most of the people who are bragging about "going Galt".

[chemicalpilate]

The tone of the post makes that pretty clear. :)

But that is not your fault is it???

[drieuxster]

Clearly you could earn over $200K if it were not for the Socialists and their "Going Ahab" Fellow Travellors...

[talldean]

Ignore external costs and become a Libertarian Objectivist, of course.