What Work At Home Entrepreneurs Owe
To Capitalism
by:
Todd Thomas
Some often wonder what it is that
makes the United States the richest
country in history. The answer is
actually quite simple. It's
Capitalism, pure and simple. Though
many, in great numbers, would like
to see the US move to a more
socialistic form of economy. Those
with that thought process are NOT
your run of the mill uneducated,
communist hater of America. On the
contrary, they are for the most part
extremely intelligent liberal
leaning patriots with an idealism
that many have had in the past. Few
can really argue that in theory a
socialism utopia sounds good. All
people work for the good of all
people, pulling their own weight,
and sharing the fruit of the land.
Native Americans lived very much
this way before the Europeans
settled here. Socialism, besides
having a stifling dogma from the
outset, has it's problem in it's
practical application. Many say that
in a free enterprise system, the
rich get richer and the poor get
poorer. This is even truer in the
application of a socialist economy.
The rich get richer and the poor
have NO CHANCE for advancement.
Greed still has its effects in high
levels of government and it winds up
with a all working for a few instead
of all for everyone. With capitalism
in its purest form, everyone at
least has an equal chance to
succeed.
Defining capitalism is important at
this point. The existence of a free
marketplace where people set their
own prices for goods and services
and the market determines if such
can be sold for those prices. This
summarizes the basic definition of
capitalism. The government in most
cases stays out of the way with the
theory behind the system that supply
and demand will create the necessary
balance. The more a product or
service is in demand the higher the
price. The lower the demand, the
lower the price. Other things factor
in as well such as cost of
production and advertising. If a
product is rare, you can expect the
price to be very high if there is
any kind of demand. Competition is
inherent to capitalism which in turn
helps keep prices at their lowest
possible point. All in all, everyone
should have a chance in the free
enterprise marketplace. The hardest
working, smartest, most ingenious
and creative people rise to the top
in a capitalist society.
On the other hand, looking at a
socialist system the government
provides the basic needs. Prices are
set on health care, housing, food,
schooling, and almost everything
else. More often than not, the basic
needs are free to the general
population. Those who do not work at
all are provided for just as well as
those who work the hardest. There is
little chance of becoming wealthy or
raising one's social status in a
socialist economy and there's little
incentive to be the best one can be
or work the hardest at anything. The
idea that everyone is equal is taken
to the extreme. Too often, this even
becomes twisted in almost every
socialist nation. The government
reaps the rewards of their people's
hard work and the politicians (who
may or may not have been "elected"
to office by the people) become the
only example of wealth and success
in the country.
As a business person (whether you
work at home or otherwise), you owe
the success you have achieved first
and foremost to your own efforts
that are due to the fact that you
live in a capitalist society. Your
level of success and advancement
will be as high as your own merit
and abilities can take you. Your
ideas and speech are free with only
your own limitations holding you
back. All the while, as Americans we
live in the most generous country on
earth. Our own government programs
and even more importantly, private
charities, do a ton to take care of
those less fortunate at a greater
level than any other economy. This
is why capitalism has thrived and
will continue to prevail while the
United States will continue to be
the world leader in progress and
innovation.
Those with the entrepreneurial mind
should be thankful and extol the
opportunity they have in such an
economy to live their dream of
business ownership. Whether you have
a work at home online internet
business or a traditional
storefront, the free enterprise
marketplace through capitalism has
afforded you the chance to feature
you talents and interests in the
(global) marketplace.
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