HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030235.txt

The email discusses Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged" and its relevance to current economic issues. It mentions that some years ago when working at the libertarian Cato Institute, it was a job requirement for new hires to be familiar with "Atlas Shrugged." The author of the email suggests that if only members of Congress and political appointees in the Obama administration were required to read this book, we would get out of the current financial mess faster. The email also mentions Rand's celebrity status and her insights into totalitarianism and socialism, as well as a survey by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club that found "Atlas" was rated as the second most influential book in people's lives behind only the Bible.