Atlas Society misquotes Ayn Rand’s ‘The Inverted Moral Priorities’

In-house rules May 23, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 15 issues found

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[...] [S]oak the rich? [...] [...] [H]igher taxes imposed on the rich [...] will not come out of their consumption expenditures, but out of their investment capital [...]., [...] [S]uch taxes will mean less investment, [I].[E]., less production, fewer jobs, higher prices [...].

Original text

How would she know it, if all the voices she hears are telling her that we must soak the rich? No one tells her that higher taxes imposed on the rich (and the semi-rich) will not come out of their consumption expenditures, but out of their investment capital (i.e., their savings); that such taxes will mean less investment, i.e., less production, fewer jobs, higher prices for scarcer goods; and that by the time the rich have to lower their standard of living, hers will be gone, along with her savings and her husband’s job—and no power in the world (no economic power) will be able to revive the dead industries (there will be no such power left).

Quote text

Soak the rich? Higher taxes imposed on the rich will not come out of their consumption expenditures, but out of their investment capital. Such taxes will mean less investment, I.E., less production, fewer jobs, higher prices.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

How‧would‧she‧know‧it,‧if‧all‧the‧voices‧she‧hears‧are‧telling‧her‧that‧we‧must‧sSoak‧the‧rich?↵
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No‧one‧tells‧her‧that‧hHigher‧taxes‧imposed‧on‧the‧rich‧(and‧the‧semi-rich)‧will‧not‧come‧out‧of‧their‧consumption‧expenditures,‧but‧out‧of‧their‧investment‧capital‧(i.e.,‧their‧savings);‧that‧sSuch‧taxes‧will‧mean‧less‧investment,‧iI.eE.,‧less‧production,‧fewer‧jobs,‧higher‧prices‧for‧scarcer‧goods;‧and‧that‧by‧the‧time‧the‧rich‧have‧to‧lower‧their‧standard‧of‧living,‧hers‧will‧be‧gone,‧along‧with‧*her*‧savings‧and‧her‧husband’s‧job—and‧no‧power‧in‧the‧world‧(no‧*economic*‧power)‧will‧be‧able‧to‧revive‧the‧dead‧industries‧(there‧will‧be‧no‧such‧power‧left).

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~How‧would‧she‧know‧it,‧if‧all‧the‧voices‧she‧hears‧are‧telling‧her‧that‧we‧must‧s~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	S	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	oak‧the‧rich?
4	~~↵↵No‧one‧tells~~	× no	Deletions cannot contain linebreaks.
5	‧
6	~~her‧that‧h~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
7	H	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
8	igher‧taxes‧imposed‧on‧the‧rich‧
9	~~(and‧the‧semi-rich)‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
10	will‧not‧come‧out‧of‧their‧consumption‧expenditures,‧but‧out‧of‧their‧investment‧capital
11	~~‧(i.e~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
12	.
13	~~,‧their‧savings);‧that~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
14	‧
15	s	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
16	S	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
17	uch‧taxes‧will‧mean‧less‧investment,‧
18	i	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
19	I	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
20	.
21	e	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
22	E	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
23	.,‧less‧production,‧fewer‧jobs,‧higher‧prices
24	‧for‧scarcer‧goods;‧and‧that‧by‧the‧time‧the‧rich‧have‧to‧lower‧their‧standard‧of‧living,‧hers‧will‧be‧gone,‧along‧with‧her‧savings‧and‧her‧husband’s‧job—and‧no‧power‧in‧the‧world‧(no‧economic‧power)‧will‧be‧able‧to‧revive‧the‧dead‧industries‧(there‧will‧be‧no‧such‧power‧left)	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
25	.

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