may sound convincing and authentic until the issue is evaluated more carefully. Whether it is easy to admit it or not, this country has a more or less obscure class system dividing the rich and the poor determined by birth and circumstance rather than any other merit or qualification. To be direct, there must always exist a poor class to have a prosperous one. With a heap of luck, there is always the opportunity for a member of the low class to work hard and eventually join the other class and retire his savings comfortably. But when class is primarily determined by the class of one’s parents, it is quite a struggle and success rarely occurs. Every now and then, someone of a low class can climb into a higher class than his parents’, but this is becoming more difficult everyday. The competition for decent jobs becomes more challenging as they are given to less demanding foreigners abroad. Many overlook the less obvious effects of capitalism. Capitalism is driven by profit, which is usually attained at any cost. For example, a simple case would be the light bulb. A light bulb has been invented that very rarely needs replaced, and it is no coincidence that the owner of that patent is also a manufacturer of light bulbs. It is very unlikely that this revolutionary product will ever make it to the market, much like an electric car. Although these innovative products would advance mankind tremendously, there would be no profit in them; therefore, their existence is worthless. This is a very negative human aspect of capitalistic profit, yet there are other victims suffering as well, such as the environment. According to an article named “Strengths and Flaws of Capitalism,” “There is a greater supply of post-consumer paper than there is demand for slightly more expensive recycled paper. So, instead of doing what is ecologically prudent, we continue to ravage our forests and send our post-consumer resources t...
