You are totally right. It is clear to everyone that rising taxes have never end up in a long-term decline in fiscal deficits —actually, the opposite. The more money thieves get from you, the more money they want.

Objectivists worship entrepreneurs, though many of them have enriched themselves through immoral means. This is even worse as our mixed economies have grown into full socialized economies. I understand that decent entrepreneurs must enter questionable deals with politicians, but others thrive decisively on corruption and favor. It is time for objectivists do a more nuisance critic of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship.