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Atlas Shrugged 2009

Posted on by razma766
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Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern

I found a website with information regarding the production of a movie based on the book, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  Apparently, it is in production and to be released in 2009.

Atlas Shrugged is a novel first published in the United States in 1957.  There is a wiki article that does a great job outlining the contents of the book.  The underlying idea of the book portrays what would happen if the capitalists (entrepreneurs) decided to leave society or stop producing because of the exploitation through taxes and lack of appreciation.  What would happen to society if the greatest minds decided to stop producing?

The Cost of a Movie

Posted on by jsrule
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Roll it!Grand Rapids blog Local Area Watch recently posted a story on how Michigan’s taxpayers are investing in filmmaking.  We have already posted state Representative Chuck Moss’opinion of the film industry tax break some of Lansing’s lawmakers passed just a few months ago.  The new laws have been decried by both parties, and rightly so.  It appears that Michigan taxpayers will end up shelling out more than $125M in the next year in tax-credit subsidies to try and attract filmmakers to Michigan.  That is not a good idea. Continue reading →