The plot involves a dystopian United States in which the most creative industrialists, scientists, and artists respond to a welfare state government by going on strike and retreating to a hidden valley where they build an independent free economy.
ðə plˈɑːt ɪnvˈɑːlvz ɐ dɪstˈoʊpiən juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə mˈoʊst kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv ɪndˈʌstɹɪəlˌɪsts, sˈaɪəntɪsts, ænd ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ɹᵻspˈɑːnd tʊ ɐ wˈɛlfɛɹ stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt baɪ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn stɹˈaɪk ænd ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾɪŋ tʊ ɐ hˈɪdən vˈæli wˌɛɹ ðeɪ bˈɪld ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt fɹˈiː ɪkˈɑːnəmi.