Blog 6

 1. What is the economic condition of the bourgeoisie? What is the economic condition of the proletariat?

The economic condition of the bourgeoisie and the proletariats are very different. The bourgeoisie are considered the rich and the proletariats are the poor. The economic condition of the bourgeoisie is mainly the upper class who controls things like production, although they are not the wealthiest they are known for helping the economy. The economic condition of the proletariat is mostly the farming, they are a lower class and they do their part by selling their labor.

2. How does the expanding world market for goods affect national identity?

Business all around the country is connected and each of them bounce off of how the other is doing and operating. How much they produce and how they trade forms their identity.

3. What benefits does Marx expect communism to provide the proletariat?

Marx expects communism to provide the proletariat with the power to overthrow the bourgeoisie. Communism would end the dominance and bring the proletariat closer to the same level as the bourgeoisie.

4. Carnegie ends his essay by saying that he thought that obeying the dictates of his Gospel of Wealth would someday solve the problem of the rich and the poor and bring “Peace on earth, among men Good-Will” (para. 24). Do you think that wealthy people should follow Carnegie’s example? Bill Gates, who recently quoted from Carnegie’s essay, has left his post at Microsoft and is devoting himself to giving away his wealth through his foundation. Do you feel such activity will “solve the problem of the Rich and the Poor” (para. 24)?

I think richer people should be donating to charities and helping out the community. What BIll Gates did is a huge start to helping the community and making things better, however we would need more people to contribute otherwise nothing will be solved. There are too many rich people who don't pay their taxes and it is pulling the threads on the proletariats who don't have as much money, and are considered poor.

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