Comparing American Capitalism And Communism

I would like to preface this paper with a radically different thesis statement than most. I would like to dedicate this paper, and your time reading it, to convincing you, the reader, that communism is a superior socio-economic model than American capitalism. Communism, for those watching at home, is a structure detailing the establishment of a classless, stateless, often currency-less society. There would be no economic classes, there would be no state.
The People would own the means of production. For those unaware, in most societies there is a section of society that controls the use of production, a class society. Essentially, in this Communist utopia, everyone would own the means of production on an equal basis. There would be no groups that would exercise any control over the rest, especially not a group that controls the instruments …show more content…
In this regime, people are treated equally in the eyes of the government regardless of education, how much money they have, etcetera. Economic boundaries don't separate or categorize people, nor do racial boundaries, which helps mitigate crime and violence. Not to mention every citizen can keep a job. You would be entitled to a job. Everyone in this structure is given enough work opportunities to live and survive. Everyone would recieve healthcare. Unlike capitalism which restricts healthcare access to those with the most wealth and influence, this nation would allow its citizens to recieve the medical attention they need, free of cost. Instead of losing good people to illness, disease, or easily prevented disorders, we would be able to help those in need. Lastly, those that cannot work or staunchly refuse to work would still be granted aid. Those too sick, too disabled or not mentally healthy enough would still recieve enough supplies, or currency, to be alive and well. Do these terms sound unfair? Surely they would appeal to anyone with a