Atlas Shrugged – Part 2 of ?
by Tom on November 5, 2009
in Atlas Shrugged
As the “narrator” is “introducing” Dagny Taggart, he says something that I believe is very important about her…..
“She did the work long before she got the title.”
He was talking about how she made her way through the various jobs she had at Taggart Transcontinental. But think about it, how many of us would be able to say that? Were we more concerned with, “That’s not my job?” Or more concerned with doing what needs to be done? I can think of many instances where a mortgage lender would do things differently if they approached things in the way that Dagny did. I can think of many instances where this current mess could have worked out differently if a better era of responsibility was in place. But instead it was, “If Fannie will buy it, that’s all I care” thinking that was part of the mess.
What do you think?
Tom Vanderwell
Tom,
There is no question that “I can think of many instances where a mortgage lender would do things differently if they approached things in the way that Dagny did.”
People of integrity will always do what is right and necessary, even if “it’s not my job.”