[horns4lyfe]

Most writers at the New Yorker are going to be the product of expensive liberal arts educations, and in those circles making fun of a strawman a of someone like Ayn Rand is as in-group as it gets. This is just social validation/click-seeking for a writer.

[rchaud]

One day they'll be collecting Social Security. Just like Ayn Rand. Perhaps they're not so different after all.

[kbelder]

Just as a side note, she didn't condemn collecting social security or other government subsidies. She condemned the existence of the program, but also said it's reasonable to collect benefits since they're taxed from you in the first place.