>> Ayn Rand said that when those who are receiving most of the money are dealing in favors instead of goods and services, that's when you know your society is d

>> Ayn Rand said that when those who are receiving most of the money are dealing in favors instead of goods and services, that's when you know your society is declining. She said that in 1957. So your argument is that society has been declining since 1957. And I have to admit that I find that argument rather hard to believe. Society has, to me, obviously not been declining since 1957. It has been declining since 1959 (the year Buddy Holly died).