We have looked now at both socialism and capitalism and how they differ. There are not many similarities between the two except maybe that they both want to run a society in an efficient manner. They just have very different ways of going about it.
For a socialist movement to take root in an otherwise capitalistic society the following would have to occur. To make the people want a different system, more mandates, regulation, and taxes are implemented, making it more difficult and nearly impossible for private parties to have ownership of private property or operate businesses without adhering to government commands. Through regulation and more taxes, the middle class becomes smaller and smaller creating a larger class gap. When there is a …show more content…
This group of people are commonly referred to as the working class. These are the people that socialist groups would target to convince them that socialism would be a better system to live under. When people are no longer happy with their standard of living they will look for something better. That is when the idea of socialism will be put in front of them. They will be promised prosperity, equality, and good fortune for all, if this new ideology is implemented. The smaller upper class would be shown as a greedy group of individuals that do not care about the sufferings of the rest of the population. They care more about themselves and their pocketbook than the human suffering of the rest of the population, would become the common cry of those who are living without.
Each person must come to their own conclusion of where they stand on the issue of socialism and capitalism. However, if a person studies history he or she will come to the conclusion that socialism does not work and has never worked. Margret Thatcher said it best, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money” (“A Quote”). When people realize that they can still get the same thing without working for it, they simply quit working. Why
For a socialist movement to take root in an otherwise capitalistic society the following would have to occur. To make the people want a different system, more mandates, regulation, and taxes are implemented, making it more difficult and nearly impossible for private parties to have ownership of private property or operate businesses without adhering to government commands. Through regulation and more taxes, the middle class becomes smaller and smaller creating a larger class gap. When there is a …show more content…
This group of people are commonly referred to as the working class. These are the people that socialist groups would target to convince them that socialism would be a better system to live under. When people are no longer happy with their standard of living they will look for something better. That is when the idea of socialism will be put in front of them. They will be promised prosperity, equality, and good fortune for all, if this new ideology is implemented. The smaller upper class would be shown as a greedy group of individuals that do not care about the sufferings of the rest of the population. They care more about themselves and their pocketbook than the human suffering of the rest of the population, would become the common cry of those who are living without.
Each person must come to their own conclusion of where they stand on the issue of socialism and capitalism. However, if a person studies history he or she will come to the conclusion that socialism does not work and has never worked. Margret Thatcher said it best, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money” (“A Quote”). When people realize that they can still get the same thing without working for it, they simply quit working. Why