| often wonder what it is that makes the United | | | | and creative people rise to the top in a capitalist |
| States the richest country in history. The answer | | | | society. |
| is actually quite simple. It's Capitalism, pure and | | | | On the other hand, looking at a socialist system |
| simple. Though many, in great numbers, would like | | | | the government provides the basic needs. Prices |
| to see the US move to a more socialistic form of | | | | are set on health care, housing, food, schooling, |
| economy. Those with that thought process are | | | | and almost everything else. More often than not, |
| NOT your run of the mill uneducated, communist | | | | the basic needs are free to the general population. |
| hater of America. On the contrary, they are for | | | | Those who do not work at all are provided for |
| the most part extremely intelligent liberal leaning | | | | just as well as those who work the hardest. |
| patriots with an idealism that many have had in | | | | There is little chance of becoming wealthy or |
| the past. Few can really argue that in theory a | | | | raising one's social status in a socialist economy |
| socialism utopia sounds good. All people work for | | | | and there's little incentive to be the best one can |
| the good of all people, pulling their own weight, | | | | be or work the hardest at anything. The idea that |
| and sharing the fruit of the land. Native Americans | | | | everyone is equal is taken to the extreme. Too |
| lived very much this way before the Europeans | | | | often, this even becomes twisted in almost every |
| settled here. Socialism, besides having a stifling | | | | socialist nation. The government reaps the |
| dogma from the outset, has it's problem in it's | | | | rewards of their people's hard work and the |
| practical application. Many say that in a free | | | | politicians (who may or may not have been |
| enterprise system, the rich get richer and the | | | | "elected" to office by the people) become the |
| poor get poorer. This is even truer in the | | | | only example of wealth and success in the |
| application of a socialist economy. The rich get | | | | country. |
| richer and the poor have NO CHANCE for | | | | As a businessperson(whether you work at home |
| advancement. Greed still has its effects in high | | | | or otherwise), you owe the success you have |
| levels of government and it winds up with a all | | | | achieved first and foremost to your own efforts |
| working for a few instead of all for everyone. | | | | that are due to the fact that you live in a |
| With capitalism in its purest form, everyone at | | | | capitalist society. Your level of success and |
| least has an equal chance to succeed. | | | | advancement will be as high as your own merit |
| Defining capitalism is important at this point. The | | | | and abilities can take you. Your ideas and speech |
| existence of a free marketplace where people | | | | are free with only your own limitations holding you |
| set their own prices for goods and services and | | | | back. All the while, as Americans we live in the |
| the market determines if such can be sold for | | | | most generous country on earth. Our own |
| those prices. This summarizes the basic definition | | | | government programs and even more |
| of capitalism. The government in most cases | | | | importantly, private charities, do a ton to take |
| stays out of the way with the theory behind the | | | | care of those less fortunate at a greater level |
| system that supply and demand will create the | | | | than any other economy. This is why capitalism |
| necessary balance. The more a product or | | | | has thrived and will continue to prevail while the |
| service is in demand the higher the price. The | | | | United States will continue to be the world leader |
| lower the demand, the lower the price. Other | | | | in progress and innovation. |
| things factor in as well such as cost of production | | | | Those with the entrepreneurial mind should be |
| and advertising. If a product is rare, you can | | | | thankful and extol the opportunity they have in |
| expect the price to be very high if there is any | | | | such an economy to live their dream of business |
| kind of demand. Competition is inherent to | | | | ownership. Whether you have a work at home |
| capitalism which in turn helps keep prices at their | | | | online internet business or a traditional storefront, |
| lowest possible point. All in all, everyone should | | | | the free enterprise marketplace through capitalism |
| have a chance in the free enterprise marketplace. | | | | has afforded you the chance to feature you |
| The hardest working, smartest, most ingenious | | | | talents and interests in the (global) marketplace. |