Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Ayn Rand Institute Spam

I’m being repeatedly spammed by the “Ayn Rand Institute” (or someone posing as this organization). The footer of the email, which doesn’t address me personally and to which I never subscribed, tells me that “letters to the editor are solicitations sent to addresses obtained from commercially available databases and from Web sites that have an apparent interest in publication material.” Here’s a copy of such a letter:

“Dear Editor:

What a wonderful thing to hear from Oprah that she doesn’t feel guilty for being wealthy, even if others are destitute.

Neither Oprah nor anyone else who earns a lot of money is responsible for the poverty and misery of the poor around the world. High earners make their fortunes by creating products or services that others gladly pay for – not by exploiting the destitute. Would that more of them follow Oprah’s example and reject any unearned guilt about their success.

(Full name removed)
Ayn Rand Institute
Irvine, CA
2121 Alton Parkway
(Phone number removed)

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Ayn Rand Institute Spam by Philipp Lenssen | Comments (4)

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