Letters to the Editor: Letter writer promulgates Ayn Rand propaganda
It's hard to believe Matt Gillum's letter proclaiming that "nothing in the world is more sacred than exorbitant wealth" is not a weak idea for a prank. Nothing more sacred than "vast sums of money"? Hmm, seems to me that there might be a few things more sacred. Let me think. Oh, this is hard. God, maybe? How about love? Or self-sacrifice? Even more ludicrous than this self-serving remark is his self-justifying assertion that all "exorbitant wealth" is earned, "accrued through effort, thought and production." Yes, I had to work very hard to figure out which mutual funds to put my inherited wealth in. It took a lifetime of work - and by a lifetime of work I mean a few hours in the library with Morningstar and Forbes magazine. Thank God - or should I say thank Exorbitant Wealth? - that the Bush administration wants to cut taxes on stock dividends. Then all my hard work will really pay off - and by hard work I mean liquid assets.