a person's right to seek his own self-interest, PROVIDED doing so does not in any way intrude upon the freedom of others.

Randites always intentionally ignore that last part.

Putting Rand aside for a moment, there is no "free market" involved with the members of the cult of Rand. They all want to limit freedom of consumer choice, coerce consumers onto buying what they are selling versus what the consumers requested, and dominate the marketplace in a way that serves the business owner, but not the workers, and certainly not society.

You can tell me whether that dynamic represents a failure of Rand, or a failure of her supports, but you cannot tell me it doesn't represent a failure of gigantic proportions.

As for gov't, it's exactly the size it needs to be to protect the American people and fight self-serving greed. Out away the greed, and gov't will shrink dramatically.