STP, perhaps the reason why Ayn Rand is not widely known or read in Europe, is because a number of EU governments actively discourage entrepreneurs to emigrate to an offshore Colorado in search of worthy development objectives.
- Some governments will slam a huge retention claim on migrant working capital that contains deferred tax liabilities. When moving outside the EU, it often must be paid in full. The victim may be granted "pardon" when giving up his / her Galtian dream or when he / she has demonstrated "good behavior" during a period of 10 yrs.
- In effect, the entrepreneurial emigrant is forced to remain a fiscal resident of the country which he / she has just chosen to abandon and is obliged to pay taxes there over income generated in Colorado. This, of course, is where Ayn Rand gets violated and John Galt's strike is defused. Once a servant of the state, always a servant of the state.
- Of course, things can get very nasty when a military coup in Colorado establishes a new regime as ugly as the one that the emigrant elected to abandon. After all, for many states, levying taxes at the source is not enough; they also want a share of your worldwide income to play around at their favorite local destination.
I think more radical philosophers are about to arise and entrepreneurs will plan their revenge as Leviathan states reject Lockean alternatives, and continue screwing around with the allocation of private capital.
Best,
Petro