imum salary. He failed to foresee a compromise between socialism and capitalism. Two of the ten points of communism that he lists in his book are actually implemented by many capitalist governments heavy, progressive income tax and free state education for children. Furthermore, Marx proposed to eliminate mental and physical superiority amongst workers by having only one class in society. As Charles Darwin would argue, this idea goes against the rules of nature. Nature is a survival of the fittest. By ignoring this fact, Marx intends to retard the process of evolution. The stronger and smarter members of society will be better off and will have offspring who will carry these traits. Gradually, but naturally, society will increase in aptitude and ability. In response to Marxs great disappointment with the capitalist society of his time, he constructed a society that was too extreme in its position. A complete uprooting of capitalist society does not seem feasible because of the advantages it offers many individuals. If Marx had proposed improvements of this society, he may have had more of a positive impact. ...
