>It is funny to see cases in history where well researched,cost effective and progressive social programs have been stopped due to plain prejudice from those in power.

That's how I view free market economics. The benefits of having strong market institutions (e.g. low taxes, private property rights, contract freedom) in fostering economic development and reducing poverty [1] is one of the most empirically validated theories in economics, and yet we have a bevy of social scientists continually advocating for policies, like forced income redistribution in the form of ever expanding welfare programs [2], that undermine it.

>I keep hearing Ayn Rand mentioned these days.

I keep hearing Ayn Rand mentioned in personal attacks against me these days.

>I associate Rand with white supremacists and debunked myths

That's not a constructive comment. Yes you disagree with advocates of the free market. Expressing how vehemently you disagree with them isn't going to help anyone understand each other better.

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-pol...

[2] http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/