The American dream is defined as “the idea that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” Politicians in America often debate on the idea of equal opportunity, some believe that the opportunity is present but that the outcome is not equal. While others believe that the opportunity is not there. I do not think that unequal opportunity was just born out of a vague constitution but instead I believe it is the result of housing discrimination. Walking through the city of Chicago one would feel unsafe in Englewood but a different feeling would occur in Edison Park. Why is it that driving through Lincoln Park one will notice a handful of small local business
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Given the laws of supply and demand wage regulations were created, it was during the 17th century that workers began forming unions in order to strike on wage laws that were in place. It is in 1791 that we are introduced to Le Chapelier Law which declared: that wages ought to be a little higher than they are,...that they ought to be high enough for him that receives them, to be free from that state of absolute dependence due to the want of the necessaries of life, and which is almost that of slavery," yet the workers must not be allowed to come to any understanding about their own interests, nor to act in common and thereby lessen their "absolute dependence, which is almost that of slavery;" (MARX 904) In this example Marx give two very important points from Le Chapelier Law; a) the value of the wage and b) the separation of the commons. The wage that was given was not connected to the actual product of the worker, instead in order to control the worker a minimal wage is set that will give the worker enough to not get his own desires in life but instead the focus is to give the worker enough to not be dependent on the state. One would think that the result of the commons not being dependent on the state would cause the commons to unite and become dependent on each other but since the state has outlawed such a unity the worker has become an “independent peasant” working not for a community but for themselves. While during slavery the slaves work together for the master wage workers must not only be independent from the master but also from each
Given the laws of supply and demand wage regulations were created, it was during the 17th century that workers began forming unions in order to strike on wage laws that were in place. It is in 1791 that we are introduced to Le Chapelier Law which declared: that wages ought to be a little higher than they are,...that they ought to be high enough for him that receives them, to be free from that state of absolute dependence due to the want of the necessaries of life, and which is almost that of slavery," yet the workers must not be allowed to come to any understanding about their own interests, nor to act in common and thereby lessen their "absolute dependence, which is almost that of slavery;" (MARX 904) In this example Marx give two very important points from Le Chapelier Law; a) the value of the wage and b) the separation of the commons. The wage that was given was not connected to the actual product of the worker, instead in order to control the worker a minimal wage is set that will give the worker enough to not get his own desires in life but instead the focus is to give the worker enough to not be dependent on the state. One would think that the result of the commons not being dependent on the state would cause the commons to unite and become dependent on each other but since the state has outlawed such a unity the worker has become an “independent peasant” working not for a community but for themselves. While during slavery the slaves work together for the master wage workers must not only be independent from the master but also from each