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The Exploiters and the Exploited
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"IfyouhaveanythingtosaytomeaboutthephysicaldangerofReardenMetal,sayit.Droptherestofit.Fast.Idon’tspeakthatlanguage."
"Butsurelyquestionsofsocialwelfare—"
"Dropit."
Themanlookedbewilderedandlost,asifthegroundhadbeencutfromunderhisfeet.Inamoment,heaskedhelplessly,"Butwhat,then,isyourchiefconcern?"
"Themarket."
"Howdoyoumean?"
"There’samarketforReardenMetalandIintendtotakefulladvantageofit."
"Isn’tthemarketsomewhathypothetical?Thepublicresponsetoyourmetalhasnotbeenencouraging.ExceptfortheorderfromTaggartTranscontinental,youhaven’tobtainedanymajor—"
"Well,then,ifyouthinkthepublicwon’tgoforit,whatareyouworryingabout?"
"Ifthepublicdoesn’tgoforit,youwilltakeaheavyloss,Mr.Rearden."
"That’smyworry,notyours."
"Whereas,ifyouadoptamoreco-operativeattitudeandagreetowaitforafewyears—"
"WhyshouldIwait?"
"ButIbelieveIhavemadeitclearthattheStateScienceInstitutedoesnotapproveoftheappearanceofReardenMetalonthemetallurgicalsceneatthepresenttime."
"WhyshouldIgiveadamnaboutthat?"
Themansighed.
