Zach Christensen’s Reviews > The Voice of Reason: Essays in Objectivist Thought > Status Update

I do not understand Ayn Rand’s argument against Medicare. She explains that the cost was repeatedly doubling over the years since it was created in 1965, contends that doctors will become enslaved by the state, and that the federal funding that pays for Medicare is en route to bankruptcy.

But, in 2020, the American tax payer only gives 1.45% of their earnings to Medicare.

*shrugs shoulders*

Yes, I’m still reading it, and I still hate it. But it is enjoyable for me to interact with things that I know I already disagree with. Or am I just a glutton for punishment? Let’s read on.

While I think Ayn Rand is a monster, her material on religion and capitalism is spot on. If capitalism entirely revolves around self-promotion, and religion requires altruism, the two cannot meaningfully interact with each other.