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go Galt

To become a recluse and stop contributing to one's society, especially in the form of taxes by reducing one's productivity or work or by refusing to follow societal norms that one believes to be unjust.

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  • After John Galt, a fictional character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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