Posted on October 14, 2013 Who is responsible for the US shutdown? The same idiots responsible for the 2008 meltdown | Slavoj Žižek John Galt, the central character in Atlas Shrugged, is not named until near the end of the novel. Before his identity is revealed, the question is repeatedly asked, "Who is John Galt". Now we know precisely who he is: John Galt is the idiot responsible for the 2008 financial meltdown, and for the ongoing federal government shutdown in the US. via Who is responsible for the US shutdown? The same idiots responsible for the 2008 meltdown | Slavoj Žižek. Sharing is Caring:MastodonMoreFacebookWhatsAppPrint