On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:
> To a follower of Ayn Rand, human nature is seen as inherently
> self-centered and greedy. But to Rand, letting that greed go hog wild
> (the best of all possible worlds) should work out for the best for
> all, rather than causing a bubble/crisis. (Is this an accurate
> interpretation?)



It is funny that the intellectual heirs of Ayn Rand - the libertarians
- are today among the harshest critics of Alan Greenspan. He is
usually denounced in libertarian circles as a sellout because of the
way his easy money policies allegedly debased the value of the US
dollar. See for e.g.:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/long/long19.html
-raghu.



-- 
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.
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