Doesn't make me any less a soldier, even at my age. But the next time I pull the trigger I will decide and like Heinlein says if enough agree but if enough don't agree it isn't worth it.

No more cannon fodder.

a. I consider myself to be an Objectivist in training.
b. I am not an atheist.
c. If it's not funded such as military retirees pay it's an entitlement program. I left out the retiree. That was my fault.
d. I do not go to church on Sunday worship the Prince of Peace and the go to war on Monday or as is most common go to work on Monday and spend six days breaking the rules screwing over people.

Instead when I went to war it was seven days a week and I would see those who started the war suddenly show up supporting the other side.

In any case I don't recall any requirement to be an atheist as part of becoming an objectivist so that's my next question. Where is it written? If it is a requirement it must be written somewhere. Or should I refer to myself as religious objectivist. No matter it's my individual choice. Just thought I asked.

I hook have the last of the books just ordered the newspaper colum book and started on the books with Rand and a co-author or about the subject by another author. (I might add over the years I have purchased and given to others two books. Atlas Shrugged over fifty and Where There Is No Doctor over two cases of those. More than any other.

I used to stand with a rifle in my hand and think 'Thank God for Ayn Rand.'

I still do.

And stand on the deck of my boat watching a particularly great sunrise or sunset and say much the same thing.

I gave you a thumbs up out of the last sentence. Glue as I recall is made by boiling. Bring on the cauldrons.

What makes you think ALL Objectivists are not religious much less atheist or agnostics. We know the left in it's leadership strata is anti-religion unless it's their kind but I think they opted out JC wouldn't take the pledge - to serve the party. Or to put it another way isn't Christian Democrat an oxymoron? Don't start laughing Republicans your eating the puppy chow of an oxymoron.
Entitlements depend on what kind. That area covers anything in the area of pay covered only by the Annual General Budget. Military for example, Social Security, Government employees retirement to some extent, Railroad Retirement Trust Fund. Medicare which we are stuck with AND pay through the nose are all examples of monies people are entitled to where there is no funding. Congressional retirement

Clean sweep

That cost us the checks and balance system but even at state level there is a lot of control by the federal level party bosses. i would agree with in your own county, possibly city and your own local voting district. Beyond that it's rigged. That's also when the State selected delegates to the the USA sitting in Congress disappeared and the congressional became Federal citizens. The act wasn't however a violation of the Tenth Amendment rights not granted as it passed as a new Amendment. No hope there. They did income tax at the same time. Two strikes with one left to go.

At the present time no. Ask me next week it might be Guatemala. i'll redo the one on campaign clean up. The last time it drove the Soristas/secular progressives up the wall and out of here. They really aren't well trained. I sucked that guy into a fire sack and sucker punched him.