Ford himself said he raised wages so his workers would buy his cars. Your "had they" musings are entirely speculative. Ford was the 1920 equivalent of a billionaire. There was little regulation of any kind at that time. And today, regulation doesn't stop Elon Musk or any other of our billionaire entrepreneurs. Regulation keeps the worker's head above water. Ayn Rand was an idiot, her grand architect would have done NOTHING without the help of the government, engineers, contractors, resource and labor suppliers, and millions of common laborers. Ayn Rand sold books. Otherwise, she did nothing.