When creating the perfect country, some fundamental concepts must first be defined. For example, the state has multiple views. There are contractarian views defended by Hobbes, Locke, and Rouseau as well as the liberal view of the state. Defined by Weber, the state is “…a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory” (Weber 1958). There are three components in creating a state. First there is the nation state, which is a group of people that share a characteristic like language or race as well as mechanisms of government. Second, there is a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. The state has many instances of illegitimate uses of force like recently in Ferguson, Missouri.
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America is a very unequal society today and has been increasingly so since the 1980s. “By 2012, according to Saez, the top 1 percent were earning 23 percent of the nation’s income, almost the same ratio as in 1929”(Hirsh). In addition, my ideal country would have high taxes on upper class and universal health care. Helping the poor and the disadvantaged is an important goal and implementing massive government health and welfare programs seems like the best way to achieve that. Additionally, I would heavily regulate business activity to ensure a justified operation in society. Businesses around the world, especially America, have been able to cut corners to avoid paying taxes and addressing issues. It’s unfortunate that we live in a country where many people can’t afford their prescription pills or even a routine trip to the doctor. I would also extend medical and family paid leave across the entire …show more content…
The evolution theory argues that the state evolves out of human necessity. The force and predation theory suggests that the state is a result of a person or group controlling a person of another area. Social contract theory states that societies result from an agreement by individuals to surrender sovereignty to the state in order to create the conditions for the ideal life. The social contract theory seems most plausible because individuals all over the world do give up specific freedoms in order to gain protection and order. Plato and Aristotle assume that men are naturally rational and political. Thomas Hobbes, contrastingly, believed that men were naturally violent. People give up their natural freedoms in return for order and safety. For Locke, the underlying reason for leaving nature and establishing society is to protect men’s natural right to their “lives, liberties, and estates,” connected to declaration of independence phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I agree with Locke and with most of the ideas associated with
America is a very unequal society today and has been increasingly so since the 1980s. “By 2012, according to Saez, the top 1 percent were earning 23 percent of the nation’s income, almost the same ratio as in 1929”(Hirsh). In addition, my ideal country would have high taxes on upper class and universal health care. Helping the poor and the disadvantaged is an important goal and implementing massive government health and welfare programs seems like the best way to achieve that. Additionally, I would heavily regulate business activity to ensure a justified operation in society. Businesses around the world, especially America, have been able to cut corners to avoid paying taxes and addressing issues. It’s unfortunate that we live in a country where many people can’t afford their prescription pills or even a routine trip to the doctor. I would also extend medical and family paid leave across the entire …show more content…
The evolution theory argues that the state evolves out of human necessity. The force and predation theory suggests that the state is a result of a person or group controlling a person of another area. Social contract theory states that societies result from an agreement by individuals to surrender sovereignty to the state in order to create the conditions for the ideal life. The social contract theory seems most plausible because individuals all over the world do give up specific freedoms in order to gain protection and order. Plato and Aristotle assume that men are naturally rational and political. Thomas Hobbes, contrastingly, believed that men were naturally violent. People give up their natural freedoms in return for order and safety. For Locke, the underlying reason for leaving nature and establishing society is to protect men’s natural right to their “lives, liberties, and estates,” connected to declaration of independence phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I agree with Locke and with most of the ideas associated with