As has been discussed in many of these threads, in a capitalistic system there is inherently a class structure. The reason that America is a social-welfare state and that reforms have been passed is because we don't want a bloody revolution as they had in France. We want our poor to feel empowered through the legislative process, which they really aren't because the poor don't pay the taxes which pay our legistlators salaries. This class structure didn't just happen, it was created by immigration, slavery, and various other social and economic events. And for those of you who say "my ancestors may have owned slaves, why should I have to pay for their misdeeds?" Well as long as people aren't paying for their ancestors' misdeeds, should people born into poor families be given money to compensate for their ancestors status? And though we are capitalist, and even if we can't achieve equality for all, isn't our responsibility as members of the human race to strive for it? Put that in your proverbial pipe and smoke it. We are moving from an age of racist bigotry to one of economic.
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As has been discussed in many of these threads, in a capitalistic system there is inherently a class structure. The reason that America is a social-welfare state and that reforms have been passed is because we don't want a bloody revolution as they had in France. We want our poor to feel empowered through the legislative process, which they really aren't because the poor don't pay the taxes which pay our legistlators salaries. This class structure didn't just happen, it was created by immigration, slavery, and various other social and economic events. And for those of you who say "my ancestors may have owned slaves, why should I have to pay for their misdeeds?" Well as long as people aren't paying for their ancestors' misdeeds, should people born into poor families be given money to compensate for their ancestors status? And though we are capitalist, and even if we can't achieve equality for all, isn't our responsibility as members of the human race to strive for it? Put that in your proverbial pipe and smoke it. We are moving from an age of racist bigotry to one of economic.