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== Economic decline ==
== Economic decline ==
As the [[economy]] of the United States deteriorated rapidly, under the stress of so many talented individuals abruptly quitting and vanishing, the Taggart Bridge remained the symbol of all that was left of the American economy. While [[Dagny Taggart]] was staying at [[Galt's Gulch]] in June of 2019, [[John Galt]] warned her that, if she stayed in the Gulch permanently, he would inform her of the "eventual" collapse of this bridge. On her last day in the Gulch, [[Midas Mulligan]] pleaded with John Galt not to return to [[New York City]] in this last year, saying that the Taggart Bridge would collapse, and [[anarchy]] would surely result in that event. Dagny abruptly said that the bridge would ''not'' collapse on her watch, and that was her signal that she had decided to return to "civilization."
As the [[economy]] of the United States deteriorated rapidly, under the stress of so many talented individuals abruptly quitting and vanishing, the Taggart Bridge remained the symbol of all that was left of the American economy. While [[Dagny Taggart]] was staying at [[Galt's Gulch]] in June 2019, [[John Galt]] warned her that, if she stayed in the Gulch permanently, he would inform her of the "eventual" collapse of this bridge. On her last day in the Gulch, [[Midas Mulligan]] pleaded with John Galt not to return to [[New York City]] in this last year, saying that the Taggart Bridge would collapse, and [[anarchy]] would surely result in that event. Dagny abruptly said that the bridge would ''not'' collapse on her watch, and that was her signal that she had decided to return to "civilization."
In the weeks that followed, [[politics|politicians]] from [[Mr. Thompson]] on down repeately expressed their fears that "if anything happens to that bridge," the society over which they held the power would die, and their power would die with it. And with that power would go their own chances of personal survival.
In the weeks that followed, [[politics|politicians]] from [[Mr. Thompson]] on down repeately expressed their fears that "if anything happens to that bridge," the society over which they held the power would die, and their power would die with it. And with that power would go their own chances of personal survival.