Have you read the OPAR (Objectivism: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand)? Your question seems to assume that Objectivism is a political philosophy, but this is simply

Have you read the OPAR (Objectivism: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand)? Your question seems to assume that Objectivism is a political philosophy, but this is simply not the case. Rand put it eloquently: "I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows. <p> This — the supremacy of reason — was, is and will be the primary concern of my work, and the essence of Objectivism. (For a definition of reason, see Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology.) Reason in epistemology leads to egoism in ethics, which leads to capitalism in politics." On "food vs. freedom" (I take this to mean that you believe that capitalism delivers material goods, but not freedom): you might be defining freedom incorrectly, or taking the meaning of the word from one context and applying it inappropriately to another context. (Rand makes it clear in her Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology that all definitions are contextual.) Also see http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/freedom.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/freedom.html