The Cottage Industry Prior to this revolution, the vast majority of the population lived in the countryside, completely isolated or in small communities. ... The Enlightenment had not only meant a larger educated population but also more modern views on work. The population was ready to move out of the country and into the city for work and, what they saw as improved living conditions. ... It affected population, economics and people's way of life throughout Europe then quickly spread to the Americas and beyond. ...

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Some economist debate that organized labor and the greed of corporations, especially CEO's lead to a large inequality in America. ... On the other side of the debate are other economists, who say that Americans are wealthier now than they have ever been before and we will continue to get wealthier as a whole. ... The increased incorporation of the American economy into the global markets through trade, immigration and investment is another major cause of income inequality in United States. ... Immigration contributed to rising income inequality in United States as the majority of the i...

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While FDR struggled to define a balance of capitalism and socialism that was acceptable to the American people, Huey P. ... The Share Our Wealth approach called for the government confiscation of the fortunes of the wealthy and redistribution the confiscated funds to the rest of the American population. While not striving for equitable distribution of total wealth, in his plan Long envisioned that each American family would be guaranteed a basic fortune of no less than one-third of the average American fortune, which at the time, amounted to $15,000. ... With 60% of the population earnin...

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In this day and age, the world wouldn't go accordingly if it weren't for politics and government. There are many different forms of government, each with their own views and structure. People of different countries, and with differentiating religions usually have their own form of government in ...

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Marx's theory was that capitalism and democracy cannot coexist for long if most of the population continues to live in poverty. ... Latin America is a modern example of this. Many Latin American countries try a form of electoral government until too many politicians from the anti-capitalist parties get elected, then military officers step in and restrict democracy in order to save capitalism. ...

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Oh, sure there were and are a plethora of other incentives and benefits. but they only seek to enhance the fact that corporate America has, once and for all, put laborers and their unions in their place. In doing so, their has been an increase in the gap between the top one percent (1%) of the American population and their wealth status and the poorest Americans, both working and non-working, just as Marx predicted. ... No matter how anyone views it, Marx seems to have saw clearly that the rich in America get richer while the poorer get poorer....

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From the very beginning, starting with Columbus and his "discovery" of the Americas, the exploitation and killing began: "Columbus wrote: "As soon as I arrived in the Indies, on the first Island which I found, I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts." ... Violence is a key part of capitalism, because without it there would be no way for a small segment of the population to control the masses. ...

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Sumner aptly justifies self-interest by explaining; "The person with ability, intelligence, and drive will rise to the prominence by successfully competing with all others result(ing) in both a more vigorous population and a better social structure," (77). ... This very idea of government intervention into social welfare is reflected heavily in American government today. ...

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