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John Galt’s view on capitalism is that "mutual trade to mutual advantage," (Rand Atlas Shrugged 989), as there is a separation between State and Church, there should be a separation between economy and State. Communism, fascism, socialism, dictatorship and regulated capitalism can all violate a person’s basic rights: however capitalism respects and recognizes a person’s right to control the product of their own mind. Ayn Rand has created and used fictional characters and fictional events that portray the only economy that is consistent to a person’s rights and virtues.

No one has ever seriously tried to justify Capitalism on moral grounds before Ayn Rand. Capitalism has always been viewed as immoral and a necessary evil, Economist often view this because the main focus would be only for the people who would be helped by the anti-capitalist society or the “needy”. Ayn Rand presented Capitalism with great taste and masterful throughout the entire book of “Atlas Shrugged” , it repeatedly asked the question “At who’s expense?” , such as when the Peoples State of Mexico nationalist the mine “San Sebastian Mines that is, Ayn Rand clearly defines what’s happening, A gang of looters is robbing the business for the benefit of themselves, In today’s society this is deemed highly Immoral but in the novel it is done for “Public Good: and thus became novel. Ayn Rand utilized hard-working Heroines and hero’s such as Dagny Taggart, and Hank Reardon, Ayn Rand was able to present the situation’s that happened to the victims of the “needy”

Capitalism is the only economic system remotely comparable to Individual freedom, as in many or every form of economy, a person in one shape of form or another is a slave to the “public good”. ...

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...ion to their productivity it is that simple. The society in “atlas Shrugged” applies to a subjective set of standards because it is a mixed economy. Bureaucrats such a Wesley Mouch have attempted to give everyone things needed an accordingly to their “need” but who defines the need? What does that mean the right job, an education, a house, food, car, two cars, etc., How far should the government go, until it reaches the Soviet Union? This need in realty is defined as whatever special interest group carries more weight with in the government.

In terms of production: Capitalism has been proven to be the most effective economic system, but only second to moral economy. Ayn Rand has shown that in “Atlas shrugged” that by its very nature, capitalism is freedom: the freedom for any to do what he wants to do with his mind and effort, and freedom to live.