Atlas Shrugged – Day 006 – pp. 54-63
Dagny has been against participating in this project from Day 1. At the time, however she was still a low ranking employee so she was SOL as far as her opinion went.
She revisits a Board meeting in her mind where Jim speaks at length about giving the Mexican people “a chance” and the duty they as the privileged class bear to extend that opportunity.
The board sunk $30 mil into the line.
Dagny thinks of quitting but tells herself that Taggart Trans. will need her now more than ever.
So while Jim is sinking a boatload of money (roughly $275 million of 2010 dollars) Ellis Wyatt is shipping loads of oil out of Colorado making the Phoenix-Durango line rich.
When the VP of Operations resigned, Dagny forces herself into the position against Jim’s protests.
Back to the present.
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