A Succinct Summary of Atlas Shrugged

From Jordan Bloom at The American Conservative:

 The wealthy will eventually get sick of being pushed around — … and will secede, potentially taking out the rest of society when they go. This is a pretty good metaphor for widespread anxiety on the right that we’re close to some kind of breaking point. Atlas Shrugged offers an eschatology to this narrative. It’s a revenge fantasy for people who hate taxes. Unfortunately, again, the real-life wealth creators are far more adept at manipulating government power to maintain their position, and the status quo is more resilient than anyone expects.

What's that?  Reality doesn't quite look as simple as fiction?  From the folks I've seen on Facebook threatening to go Galt, I think the world might actually be a better place if they went.  If only we could get the Sarah Palins and Michele Bachmanns (and Paul Ryan) to go too.