How Prophetic Was 'Atlas Shrugged'
Posted by Zenphamy 10 years ago to Philosophy
I received this e-mail a couple of days ago. How similar does it strike you as the owner's of John Galt's employer, The 20th Century Motor Co. that caused him to shrug, or remind you of James Taggert? Note the use of the words, 'equal and livable wage', and 'Champion of Change'.
"The White House, Washington
Hi,
I'm Randy, the founder of the Red Hen Baking Company in Middlesex, Vermont.
Our 42 employees are the core of everything we do -- the heart of Red Hen. That is why my wife Liza and I insist on providing paid sick days, an equal and livable wage, health coverage, and other benefits that help everyone balance the work they love with the life they lead. Through these workplace policies, we know we're making our employees more secure, our bakery more productive, and our business more profitable.
It's common sense -- plain and simple. That's why I'm so excited and honored to be at the White House today as a "Champion of Change" for working families. I'll be joining President Obama, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, and other champions of workplace policies to talk about how crucial they are to building a stronger business. This is too important of an issue for anyone to sit on the sidelines. So you should join us, too.
Watch live at the White House today starting at 12:15 p.m. ET to hear what ordinary people are doing to make an extraordinary difference for America's hardworking men and women.
You can join in on the conversation using the hashtag #WorkingFamilyChamps. Whether you're an employer, an employee, a working mom or dad, or brand new to the workforce, your voice can help lift up the challenges millions of working families face and the solutions that will make a difference.
So I'll hope you'll join us live and be a champion for your employees, coworkers, or your community by standing up for common-sense workplace policies.
Because the bottom line is this: Employees that are happy at work perform better. Focusing on policies that make sense for working families has paid dividends for our business. There's no reason more companies across the country can't do the same thing and realize those benefits.
If you have thoughts, I'd love to hear them. I hope you'll join the conversation today.
Thanks,
Randy
Randy George
Middlesex, Vermont"
Can you point to other predictions from AS that are real today?
"The White House, Washington
Hi,
I'm Randy, the founder of the Red Hen Baking Company in Middlesex, Vermont.
Our 42 employees are the core of everything we do -- the heart of Red Hen. That is why my wife Liza and I insist on providing paid sick days, an equal and livable wage, health coverage, and other benefits that help everyone balance the work they love with the life they lead. Through these workplace policies, we know we're making our employees more secure, our bakery more productive, and our business more profitable.
It's common sense -- plain and simple. That's why I'm so excited and honored to be at the White House today as a "Champion of Change" for working families. I'll be joining President Obama, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, and other champions of workplace policies to talk about how crucial they are to building a stronger business. This is too important of an issue for anyone to sit on the sidelines. So you should join us, too.
Watch live at the White House today starting at 12:15 p.m. ET to hear what ordinary people are doing to make an extraordinary difference for America's hardworking men and women.
You can join in on the conversation using the hashtag #WorkingFamilyChamps. Whether you're an employer, an employee, a working mom or dad, or brand new to the workforce, your voice can help lift up the challenges millions of working families face and the solutions that will make a difference.
So I'll hope you'll join us live and be a champion for your employees, coworkers, or your community by standing up for common-sense workplace policies.
Because the bottom line is this: Employees that are happy at work perform better. Focusing on policies that make sense for working families has paid dividends for our business. There's no reason more companies across the country can't do the same thing and realize those benefits.
If you have thoughts, I'd love to hear them. I hope you'll join the conversation today.
Thanks,
Randy
Randy George
Middlesex, Vermont"
Can you point to other predictions from AS that are real today?
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Fortunately, we wont hear from this character much more in the future. Competition will kill his business, as it should. Customers will tire of paying for his largesse with his employees and go to his competitors- unless of course he keeps competition out by using political influence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_...
The Little Red Hen is a perfect children's story to teach about Producers vs. Moochers.
Then I read the rest of your thread, including comments from others and the links to the actual company.
Are you sure that this company is not set up as a "shrug" company?
+10
AR made it very clear that this was not human nature, it was the philosophy of altruism.........she made very clear that man's course is determined by philosophy, that altruism is counter to human nature, thus destructive of man, that the actual science of philosophy had been subjugated by religion and that no rational, non-contradictory, fully consistent with man's nature had been developed..........so she developed Objectivism (by fully identifying her own philosophy) to continue and complete AS.
I hope this means voting for the RIGHT people!
http://www.redhenbaking.com/
To produce premium quality breads and pastries with traditional methods and carefully selected high quality ingredients. To do this while striving to minimize our impact on the environment, to support the growers and producers of our ingredients, and to provide the finest baked goods and service to our customers.
We achieve the above by:
Marketing our baked goods within 100 miles of the bakery and providing daily delivery to stores and restaurants within that area.
Operating a café that is an outlet for our baked goods, provides a range of high quality food and beverages for take-home sale, and functions as a community space for meetings, art and music shows, and other special events.
Honoring the employees that are at the core of everything we do and fostering a work environment of mutual respect and open communication.
Profiting from this work and using that resource to contribute to the betterment of our employees and the community.
I will say however, that this is THEIR business and they are certainly FREE to use what profits they earn any way they choose. The sad part is Obama wants to FORCE everyone to serve at the behest of others against their own free will.
She was a prophet. She saw the ground work that was being laid and knew what the end result looked like. Atlas Shrugged was a warning that went unheeded.
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