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In a recent edition of The Economist, a sidebar was kind enough to note that Atlas Shrugged, whose usual Amazon ranking was 542 over the previous two years, has spiked to 127 because of the recent economic upheaval. In fact, “On January 13th the book’s ranking was 33, briefly besting President Barack Obama’s popular tome ‘The Audacity of Hope’…”

One for the good guys… the people have spoken again… and this one isn’t quite so momumental or pretty.

People were already scared in January and February, despite the great promise of this new, game changing President. I promised I wouldn’t allow personal ’stuff’ to get into the business news (that’s what my personal blog is all about), so draw your own conclusions. Pirates hijacking everything from aid ships to commercial cargoes; famous minds “disavowing reason for political favor”…as in Alan Greenspan testifying about ‘flaws in the model’ and his thinking… government owning businesses by command… FDR’s heavy dose of socialism walking the halls of the White House again…

Imagine… Mr. Obama appoints a Mr. Fitzgerald as “Director of the Automobile Community and Workers”? There’s a job title right out of the book itself.

And GM is now owned as a partnership between the government and the Auto Workers Union, shutting out the investors who put up capital to invest in the company. The message is loud and clear… capitalist pigs are no longer welcome at the feeding trough. They simply provide the feed.

Well, as Atlas Shrugged made clear… THAT game only lasts so long as the producers allow themselves to be taken advantage of. What happens when the producers stop producing? Who will pay the bill? Who is John Galt?

Reminds me of a lesson I learned as a young man at the weekly poker table. If after a half hour sitting at the table, you can’t figure out who the sucker is… it is probably YOU.

Time for the producers in society to pick up our chips and leave the table.

Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong…. anyone?

Global economy you say… no use running anywhere. That thinking will get you fleeced… bahhhhh. And by the way, who says so? The government and its media of course. My son has spent the last year in Hong Kong… I have spent the last 12 in Canada… there are places where the point of a gun option never enters your mind. Be diligent of course, but if you want to work unfettered, then go somewhere where that work ethic is applauded, not trampled and regulated to death.

Publishing companies can be run from anywhere these days… global economy, you know.

Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong… anyone?

Keep your powder dry and your stick on the ice.