What are the rich going to do with the vast tracts of land that they apparently claim, and then let lie fallow? Remember, in this hypothetical, all the rich need to do is provide for their own consumption.<p>This scenario being described here is exactly the scenario described in Atlas Shrugged - the rich (and their robots) all retire to Galt&#x27;s Gulch and the rest of the world goes to hell. It&#x27;s surprising to see so many Ayn Rand fans in one comment thread.