Atlas Shrugged: L\u2019Etat, C\u2019Est Moi<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> Yes you were one of the first people I scouted to be paid to be part of our objectivist utopia Ms. Taggart.
\nDagny Taggart:<\/b> Oh my!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> This continues to be one of the stupidest things I\u2019ve seen on no less than three levels.
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> What? You doubt Ms. Taggart\u2019s commitment to our cause?
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> No but you buffoons seem to. If she was one of your first choices for this place why didn\u2019t you go address her before all these other idiots?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> More entertaining this way, I\u2019d say.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> And what makes you the person best equipped to decide who the most talented people are in numerous disparate fields?
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> Well I am very handsome.
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> It\u2019s true, he is.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> And lastly, you have a bank!?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Of course we have a bank. The Gulch couldn\u2019t really operate without a bank now could it?
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> You realize how banks make profits, don\u2019t you?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> By being run as successful businesses of course.
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> Well I have been dumping tons of gold into it.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Your bank is completely cut off from the outside world, so it\u2019s not dealing in any market trading. You people charge ludicrous usage fees for services so it\u2019s certainly not making a profit on fee charges, which means the only way this bank is making money is by charging interest rates.
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Well, objectively speaking, that would make sense.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> But who the hell is this bank giving out loans to!?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Well\u2026 I mean\u2026 banks are very necessary\u2026
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Silence worm! Every single individual here is independently wealthy, or has this blonde buffoon just hurling gold bricks at their head!
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> Oh, that reminds me I have some more gold for you Mr. Commander\u2026
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Just toss it in the tractor. But back on point, who would need to take out a loan from this bank to do\u2026 anything? I mean we\u2019ve already seen you all charge a pittance for goods and services as you seem to treat all that as little more than a hobby. Why do you even do everything in gold when I can buy anything I want here for a quarter!?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Well we\u2019re very wealthy so the money doesn\u2019t mean anything to us!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> SO WHY HAVE A BANK!? It\u2019s little more than a glorified warehouse for your stupidly unnecessary mountains of gold!
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Right\u2026 look I\u2019ve had just about enough of this. I\u2019m putting both you and Dagny under house arrest.
\nDagny Taggart:<\/b> Gasp! Why me?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Well you\u2019ve broken our rules which I never told you or anyone else about and just made up, and even though I have full leniency to do whatever I want because we don\u2019t really have rules here I\u2019m going to force you to stay because reasons.
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Well have fun with that, I\u2019m heading off to rob that incredibly unnecessary bank of yours. Not to worry, your Funland pretend economy will function exactly the same without it.
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> You can\u2019t leave! I put you under house arrest!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Yes and you have no police or military.
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> I\u2019ll stop you in my boat!
\nCobra Commander:<\/b> Does this bank happen to be in the water?
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> Shoot, I\u2019m all out of ideas then.
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> We can make a speech at him!
\nDagny Taggart:<\/b> Oh yes! Speeches do often seem to do the trick don\u2019t they!
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> Smashing idea!
\n*The trio looks around*
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> Ah\u2026 he\u2019s\u2026 already gone. Well, he\u2019s off to rob the bank, and you all know what that means.
\nRagnar Danneskjold:<\/b> I\u2019ll need to go somehow acquire even more gold?
\nJohn Galt:<\/b> No, it means Dagny can no longer afford to pay me rent, so she\u2019s homeless.
\nDagny Taggart:<\/b> Noooooo!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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