If you have ever visited this blog before, you will know that I absolutely love the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
In the book, there is one Moocher in particular, James Taggart, president of the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad.
He is a Moocher because even though he is in a position of power, the railroad company is actually run by Dagny Taggart, Vice President of Operations. James is the ultimate Moocher. He won't take a stand on anything, expecting Dagny to make all the decisions. When the decisions work out well, he takes the credit. When he thinks they might turn out badly, he insists that she take the responsibility. When the railroad company starts to lose money, he blames it on everything and everyone but himself. "Economic conditions are terrible," he cries.
In fact, the James Taggart character in the book sounds sooo much like our politians and big company CEOs today that it gives me the creeps to realize that the book was first published in 1957.
How could Ayn Rand have known what these characters would do 52 years ago? Some of the conversations in the book are almost identical to the speeches we are hearing today.
She must have had an idea of where the philosophical trends were headed.
She must have been one smart woman.
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