Jan 26, 2023
The article below explains how she rationalized her decision to accept that public money (she called it payback against the government).
The greater problem for Objectivism, I think, is the other one you point to, not the hypocrisy but the problem with privatized health care: the costs for patients skyrocket, which is why public funding is needed for the majority. As the article below shows, that's what Rand's lawyer told her when he said she needed to apply for social security.
