I am a sophmore in college. One of my roomates is from Bolivia. We are both studying Engineering. I began talking with him about his country and life back home over dinner last night and heard some incredible things. He told me that, for the past ten years, a ruler has held power in Bolivia's "Democratic" government. This ruler has nationalized the entire country, taking over everything. My friend said his father started an engineering firm seventeen years ago. He has now worked his way to the top of his profession in his country. When the government nationalized everything, my friend's father began only recieving contracts from the government. He has recently completed two projects (a road from Tarija to La Pas, and a man-made lake in Tarija for hydroelectricity). Upon completing those projects, he was not paid. As my friend was telling me this I asked him, "What is your father going to do?" He responded, "Demand payment or stop all his projects and boycott." I was amazed. I have a bumper sticker on my car that reads, "Who is John Galt?" This same friend always asks me about its meaning. I was finally able to give him an explanation he could understand. I told him, "Your dad is John Galt."