• • • Ayn Rand, Government, And The Flaw Of Rational Self Interest 
Bridgette P. LaVictoire, Lez Get Real Egoism  | Wikipedia defines rational egoism thusly: “In ethical philosophy, rational egoism (also called rational selfishness or egotism) is the principle that an action is rational if and only if it maximizes one’s self-interest.” This is the rational selfishness of Ayn Rand, and the philosophy that the Republican Party is kind of pushing. The ‘kind of’ comes from the reality that a lot of the problem with rational selfishness lies in the inability of people to see the benefits unless they are either immediate or forced upon them.   Published: 2012-10-23