Friday, October 26, 2012

Wonder what outsourcing is, and whether it's good or bad? Watch this....

What the Candidates Won't Explain about Outsourcing - YouTube

Atlas Shrugged Part II Trailer - Do you know who John Galt is?

Atlas Shrugged Part II Trailer - YouTube




So far in this course we've seen that government has significant effects on the economy. One of the key issues about which people disagree is the question "what role should government play in the economy, and in regulating how people live and how businesses operate? What are the consequences when government takes an active role in answering the basic three economic questions?"

If you think these are interesting questions to ponder, I recommend to you a movie currently showing in theaters: Atlas Shrugged: Part II. It is part 2 of a trilogy based on the 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, by Russian-born novelist Ayn Rand.

In a 1991 survey conducted by the Library of Congress, people were asked which books, of all the books they had read, had been the most influential in their own lives. Atlas Shrugged was listed at number 2. (For me it would probably be number 6.)

People generally react strongly to Rand's work. They tend to love it or hate it. Either way, she definitely makes you think. If you're looking for something to do this weekend, check it out.