It's Tuttle Twin Tuesday!

Every Tuesday for the next 8 weeks, I will review each of the Tuttle Twin books. Today's book is Tuttle Twins and the Search for Atlas.

The Tuttle Twins win a chance to be clowns when the circus arrives in town!

The Tuttle Twins and the Search for Atlas

The Tuttle Twins learn what happens when hard working people quit. What would happen if the producers gave up and left? What would we do in a world full of only consumers? How can people practice personal responsibility, without having a sense of entitlement for the things they think they deserve.

The strong man Atlas has quit the circus. Will the circus survive without him? The clowns feel like the circus is successful because of everyone, but they all quickly find out that Atlas was pulling a lot more weight.

The clowns think that the strong man Atlas received unfair treatment and that they deserve these nice things too.

Production and Consumption

The clowns do not realize that they do not produce as much value for the circus as Atlas the strong man. Without Atlas, the circus is in trouble.

The clowns contribute little, but expect their share of the reward.

The strongman Atlas contributes much, and receives the same share of the reward.

The worker is worthy of his wages.

When people try to 'spread the wealth around' and reward based on an equal share, the producers will reduce or even quit their production. The consumers remain and eventually the entire venture withers and goes out of business.

The Tuttle Twins learn that Atlas wasn't always a strong man. He was once a clown! But he decided to work hard and become a greater asset to the circus. He became a producer, not a consumer.

As explained by Ayn Rand:

By the metaphysical nature of man and of existence, man has to maintain his life by his own effort: the values he needs, such as wealth or knowledge, are not given to him automatically, as a gift of nature, but have to be discovered and achieved by his own thinking and work.

This book teaches children about basic economics.

At the end of the book, we ask our children a few questions:

1. Was the strong man Atlas selfish in demanding more pay and luxuries? (no)
2. Is anyone entitled to the product of your labor? (no)
3. What incentives exist to encourage you to work hard? (fair compensation)
4. Could the circus survived without the strong man Atlas? (no)
5. Why did the clowns act like victims? (they wanted unfair compensation)

The Tuttle Twins are John Galt.

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If you have children who are learning about liberty and justice, I highly recommend these books. Check them out.

Have you read any of these books? What do you think about them? Do you enjoy them as much as our family? Let me know in the comments.

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of four wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Steemit enthusiast.

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