Things you can do when you decide to "go Galt"
To really understand what "going Galt" is you have to read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.
The main actions for "going Galt" center upon taking back our government such that it is "of the people" and not over the people. The steps might include:
- Reduce the size of government... drastically
- Balanced budget amendment
- Support business's right to succeed or fail without intervention. No bailouts. No incentives of any kind. No price supports.
- Deregulate specific industries such as utilities, energy, medical, and insurance
- Tax reform. Eliminate confiscatory taxes, especially on business. More reliance on consumption taxes and import tarriffs. Less reliance on Income and Death taxes.
- Tort reform. Eliminate
- Immigration reform. Secure the borders.
- Reduce entitlements and convert them into refundable tax credits
For those who want to go to the next level of Galt, consider these steps:
- Home Schooling
- Taking care of you own parents in their old age
- Saving and investing in hard assets like land, gold, and companies with lots of real assets and earnings.
- Working off the grid.
- Bartering where possible
- Generating your own energy
- Growing your own food
- Replacing your TV with Internet
- Replacing your phone with Skype (encrypted)
- Resolving not to buy health insurance - invest the savings and borrow in an emergency.
- Arming yourself
