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HIS100 WEEK 2 DQ2

Discussion 2: “Here at Home, Economic History Repeats Itself”

The Industrial Age gave rise to great disparities in wealth and living conditions as more and more people moved from being entrepreneurial farmers to wage-earning factory workers. Labor unions got their start in response to the difficulties and poor working conditions. In America today, the spread between “haves and have-nots” is again on the rise with the decline of the middle class and loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs. Please respond to the following:

  • Since social fairness is a virtuous quality (and one of the pillars of this country’s founding), explain why America did not embrace the revolutionary social theories purported by Marx and Engels.
  • Since social fairness is a virtuous quality (and one of the pillars of this country’s founding), explain why America did not embrace the revolutionary social theories purported by Marx and Engels.
  • Describe some of the social “shock absorbers” currently put in place by the federal government and available to citizens who are experiencing difficult times.
  • Take a position on whether you think the level of political corruption in present day America is less than, the same as, or more than the corruption reported in “The Politics of the Industrial Age” and give evidence for your opinion.
 

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Preview: ... Arthur was a notoriously corrupt politician in New York, Grover Cleveland was beholden to corporate interest as a Bourbon Democrat and the only president who took real initiative for reform, James Garfield, was assassinated soon after his inauguration. The vacuum of leadership was an important factor in the corrupt nature of the country.   Today, our social “shock absorbers” include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the food stamp program, disability insurance and unemployment insurance. They help to keep Americans from starving and give them just enough to keep their heads above water while als ...
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