An Atlas Shrugged moment
My friend Tom sent me this article, Why is America falling apart? Ask Ayn Rand, which I find very interesting since I am reading Atlas Shrugged and it has had a significant impact on my way of thinking.
Trapped coal miners in Utah, smashed levees in New Orleans, busted steam pipes and flooded subways in New York City, a collapsed bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota, an air-traffic-control system stressed to its break point. Could this really be a description of the most prosperous country on the planet? Can these all be coincidences?
Adam Lashinsky says that privatizing everything is dangerous. After watching Sicko, I kind of agree. But I see a lot of value in privatization because it fuels competition and progress. I guess that there are a few things that should not be privatized, but most things should be? Is it possible to have a perfect balance? Perhaps Private-Public Partnerships are a solution? I’m still only half-way done with Atlas Shrugged, maybe by the time I finish I will have a better idea.
