Mimmi Roennlund
Professor Brian Rajski
Engl. 1, Section 1919
10/5/15
NLASNFa
If we would take our cars and drive between the affluent city of Beverly Hills and the poverty-stricken parts of South Central, Los Angeles, we can easily notice the immense social equality gap that is present here in California. Approximately two years ago, I moved to the United States from Sweden, which is a country where the equality among people is extremely unbiased. For me it was a shock to witness the massive inequality gap in America because it was something I had never witnessed before to this extent. We can say that Sweden is more equal to a communist driven country while America is foremost a capitalistic driven country. People will always have different …show more content…
While Carnegie thinks a society should be run by the hands of the few businessmen, Marx thinks that the government should be the central of distribution. They both agree that the changes in history is because of inequality, although Carnegie welcomes inequality and argues it is needed in society. Marx on the other hand, thinks a large gap of inequality is bad for a society, because people would not be entitled with same opportunities. In order to build a society, both seem to reason that money needs to be distributed into society. While Marx believes that every capital should be divided equally, Carnegie still thinks people have the right to the capital they earn. It is only their surplus wealth that should be divided wisely into society to make society grow and benefit all. Both agree that getting money from inherence is a bad way of distribute money, although Marx wants to eliminate all rights of inherence. They both make some good points. Like Carnegie believes, if you work hard for something, you should also be entitled to those earnings. Although, having the government make their input on the society’s economy could be a good idea, but it has to be done in moderation so that it will not promote laziness. The inequality gap as we see in America is way too high. But in Sweden, it is way too low. Finding a common ground for both standpoints would be the ultimate for a society I would
Professor Brian Rajski
Engl. 1, Section 1919
10/5/15
NLASNFa
If we would take our cars and drive between the affluent city of Beverly Hills and the poverty-stricken parts of South Central, Los Angeles, we can easily notice the immense social equality gap that is present here in California. Approximately two years ago, I moved to the United States from Sweden, which is a country where the equality among people is extremely unbiased. For me it was a shock to witness the massive inequality gap in America because it was something I had never witnessed before to this extent. We can say that Sweden is more equal to a communist driven country while America is foremost a capitalistic driven country. People will always have different …show more content…
While Carnegie thinks a society should be run by the hands of the few businessmen, Marx thinks that the government should be the central of distribution. They both agree that the changes in history is because of inequality, although Carnegie welcomes inequality and argues it is needed in society. Marx on the other hand, thinks a large gap of inequality is bad for a society, because people would not be entitled with same opportunities. In order to build a society, both seem to reason that money needs to be distributed into society. While Marx believes that every capital should be divided equally, Carnegie still thinks people have the right to the capital they earn. It is only their surplus wealth that should be divided wisely into society to make society grow and benefit all. Both agree that getting money from inherence is a bad way of distribute money, although Marx wants to eliminate all rights of inherence. They both make some good points. Like Carnegie believes, if you work hard for something, you should also be entitled to those earnings. Although, having the government make their input on the society’s economy could be a good idea, but it has to be done in moderation so that it will not promote laziness. The inequality gap as we see in America is way too high. But in Sweden, it is way too low. Finding a common ground for both standpoints would be the ultimate for a society I would