Popa,
There are points made in her book that are valid, and there are aspects of her philosophy that are good. In fact I think people should go through life expecting to be treated as they would in Ayn Rand’s world. The bad part is in the treating others that way. So while it is good not to expect charity and help from others, it is evil to refuse to give charity and help to others. Ayn Rand believes “sheli, sheli, v’shelach, shelach,” and believes it so strongly that to deviate from that norm, even against’s one’s own selfish interest, is criminal.
I am sure that the people of S’dom had a rational basis for treating charity as a crime, just as Rand advocated (yes, it is in the book, maybe it stands out more if you read it rather than listening). The philosophy of Rand (as expressed in Galt’s speech) is contrary to every positive aspect of mitzvos bein adam l’chaveiro.