ook over. In fact, Cuba basically is the same. There has been little or no technological advances coming into Cuba and the overwhelming majority of the people are still stuck in the same poverty that Communism was supposed to solve. Even though people have an education, there is no place for them to use it (Nucifora 24). However, Carnegie does not talk about the abhorrent conditions in his steel mills. That would defeat the purpose of the essay; to show that “ not evil, but good has come out of the race from the accumulation by those who have the ability and energy to produce it” (Marcus and Burner 89). Both the socialist and capitalist systems have advantages and pitfalls. The Jungle is symbolic for the competitive nature of capitalism. This is both an advantage and a pitfall. The competitive nature of capitalism leads to rapid progress. In this generation the world had items “of excellent quality at prices which even the previous generation” would think was incredible (Marcus and Burner 88). However, this competitive nature also inevitably leaves people behind. In this system much of the working class lives in poverty, not because they do not have the ability to get ahead, because they have not had the opportunity. Capitalism does lead to a great disparity in wealth. In a socialist society the government controls the means of production. The working class is taken care of. However, the desire to get ahead will always be prevalent. Especially in America, with her staunch individualism, a purely socialist or communist system will not work. America has the strongest economy in the world. Industry is what has driven the economy to where it is today. The reason the USSR collapsed is because its economy collapsed (Mau 207). If America turned to socialism or communism our output would decrease because goods would not go to their most useful purpose. Thus, the economy would stop growing. Therefore, a purely commu...
