Ayn Rand never objected to groups of people working together, after all, that is what a corporation is. Rand and Objectivism never oppose charity or altruism a

Ayn Rand never objected to groups of people working together, after all, that is what a corporation is. Rand and Objectivism never oppose charity or altruism at all. The "altruism" she opposed is when a group of powerful people (usually government) use violence to take money from people, or enslave them, and claim that they are doing it "for the benefit of everyone". What she proved was that this was not for the benefit of everyone, but for the benefit of the politicians who are doing the taking. The science of economics bears this out as well. This article is simple flamebait, and it fails to be honest in its premise. If you have not read Atlas Shrugged, be aware that most of the time you see a mainstream article attacking Ayn Rand, they are usually being dishonest about what she actually said, as this article is as well. This is for political reasons (and that the left ideology is desperate to demonize her so that their adherents won't read the book and see the errors in leftism.) Voluntary associations are not collectivism.