American Capitalism

In all these political games where was the poor McDonalds worker? Where was their representative? Two things keep a low income worker away from politics: lack of representation, of course, and money. One thing was constant in the passing of the tax breaks: the constant flow of money in and out of the politician’s pockets. American society is largely based on income levels and, as in the passing of certain bills, the power of an American congress or senate is largely based on profits made from lobbyists. So, where was the McDonalds worker in all this? Trying to make ends meet, of course. If the worker decides to get a better education at a community college they would most likely have to quit there job, which they cannot afford to do. This is where the Capitalist-Republic fails America greatest: in the lowest class. It seems the government would prefer to see these people fail and sit on welfare checks all their lives instead of exceeding up, into the global market, to compete with the corporations that have kept them down for so long.

Socialism: Taking another Peek at the Cold War Devil

Many modern day countries, such as France and Denmark, have some form of Socialism so it wouldn’t be correct to say Socialism is dead. Soviet-Era Socialism is dead and let me say I do hope it stays that way. America’s perspective of Socialism came only from the fascist states of Nazi Germany and Cold War communist countries. What this did was make the American political system stubborn and slowed down any chance of political progression. Political progression is something that has solved big problems in the past and I believe it can do it now. Instead of continuing to push policies that don’t seem to work, a government should change those policies. Proposing Socialism as means of solving some problems does not mean I would like to see Capitalism abolished and businesses being taken over by the government as some politicians would like you to believe. It would just be refreshing to see America get a dramatic change in governing systems on certain issues instead of relying solely on people’s incentives and businesses that take action.

In Conclusion

Many corporations who see a more Socialist society as a threat to their profits would like to see America continue in the direction of a government controlled not by the people but by big business. It won’t be easy for America to start taking another look at forms of Socialism since an entire generation has been fed propaganda campaigning against it, but a time will come when the average American starts realizing who really controls their government. When this time comes no campaign by experts will be able to reassure the American people that everything is alright. A large mass of angered, informed people can bring ruin to any government system. This is the time the government must decide if it wishes to start taking care of its people or hide in the closet even longer because a citizen of a country like America can only take so much inaction by the government.