The looters are growing in number and power. A nation of economically ignorant people are letting their government take more power not apportioned to it, all in the name of a crisis. To add insult to injury, there are those pointing to this as a sign of the supposed failure of capitalism. This has nothing to do with capitalism, rather it is the direct result of government interference through actions like the Community Reinvestment Act. Blaming capitalism for the current crisis would be akin to blaming a baker for making a bad cake, after you forced him to add ingredients he did not want to add in the first place. Strike that, because this situation is worse. Not only are you blaming the baker for the results of your interference, you are now clamoring to find new ways to, “improve” upon your already disastrous recipe.

Have we officially reached that pivot point where we are choosing to forsake the economic system that created more wealth and prosperity than any other system in history, in exchange for socialism? Have we truly become a nation of infants, ever dependent on the government to solve all of life’s problems? Do the vast majority of Americans truly believe, that a Democrat or Republican in Washington can do a better job of managing their lives and money than they can? Should we never have to face the consequences of our own actions, painful as they may be?

I will be the first to admit that I am prone to hyperbole, so only time will tell if I am over reacting. For now, I sit and wonder, where is John Galt? Where are Hank Rearden and Dagny Taggart? The looters are here and they are having their day. It is time for Atlas to shrug.