Is that a GIANT HINT????

It's my take on life. :-)

Cool topic. I haven't fleshed this all the way out in my head yet, but I'm thinking an accounting firm would be necessary to help business owners reconcile their objectivist ideals with the necessity of doing business with sheeple who don't get it. Until we could find an actual Gulch, we have to do business with ignorance. Giving someone like Ben and Jerry's my money feels like a Pope being required to perform abortions during mass.
I would love to find a way to run a business while adhering to my principles of not supporting Looters. Don't think its possible, but I've seen very creating accountants.

Here's a premise check for you CG. You say it is controversial for you to believe govt should help the poor. I think it is controversial, but for a completely different reason that you probably think. Check this premise- "does government ever really help the poor?" Premise2- What does it mean to help the poor?
If by helping the poor, you mean giving them handouts which the government takes from other people, I would check that premise. I don't see any way that that can be considered helping. All you are doing separating our society into distinct classes, creating dependency and sparking divisiveness between classes.

Thank you. Mamaemma.

And a lot of crustaceans to a fate of sub-par kitchen prep.

YES!

A=Art

I'm joining you, Kathy. I'll make the pie, and bring my own chair. :-)

Hey, that's great to know! I am actually in the market for two....

Objectivism isn't a "Brand", it's a philosophy. It's not meant to be used or abused by political spin doctors, distorting what is a brilliant approach to life and reason. It is in complete sympathy with our Bill Of Rights, our Constitution. Those that wish to somehow subvert the Constitution to fit an agenda, are the antithesis of objectivism. They are evil.

To call objectivism a "brand" is an insult to the woman who developed it, and those who live by it.

How about an objectivist hotel and conference center? An organization (perhaps coordinated by jbrenner) could buy a resort in a country willing to provide some tax abatement deal. Part of it could be developed into a business incubator, with the initial costs funded by the hotel/convention center.. If it works, it turns into a place where angel investors look for opportunities and a cool place where people want to start a business. If that ever works, it would be a micro-Gulch, and it would have to start fighting to keep that favorable tax deal.

If the incubator dream doesn't work out, an objectivist hotel/convention center is a great thing on its own.

Eudaimonia, I think you are doing a good job of monitoring your post and keeping things on track. Makes it a lot easier to read and more enjoyable and informative

I lost my edit window-aarrgghhh. I make her look like a mouseketeer lol

kathywiso was a successful restraunteer who one day said that is enough! all the govt leaching her success away. She shrugged and left behind many unhappy customers wondering where she went....

You're going to love what we're announcing tomorrow.

You didn't "sort of" start the tangent, you started the tangent.

I grew up in several restaurants. I could have run one, but wouldn't want to. To much work for what they pay. The failure rate of restaurants is about 99%.

I agree. I'll post no further messages or responses to this thread unless they're about objectivist-branded businesses.

I sort-of started the tangent when I said the brand-image needs work. Many people would think the coffee shop is a place for fascists, e.g. the Wikipeda article I corrected last week. http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/24...

People who've read the books, though, know better, so no more talk about it from me on this thread.

I was hoping.....

I have been thinking about this comment for a while CG. Objectivism is fine the way it is. If a politician or anyone else tries to co-opt it then they will suffer because what ever they do will not stand up to reason. We built the finest health care system in the world when the free market was our guide. ObamaCare is the final socialist nail in the health care coffin.

with a cup of galtspresso... omg!

There was a place back in The People's Republic that made a tidy sum running classes which taught execs Linux/Open Source.

CG's been in here for over a year and hasn't changed his tune one note... were' not picking on some newbie who is interested in learning, give us more credit than that. He voted for bo twice, fund raised for him and is a big hillary supporter.... ?!

Yes, thank you. I'd really much rather see discussions about Objectivist coffee houses!