interesting thoughts i've read lately on the effects of "the family" and the way our political system works.
"capitalism thrives from the breakdown of the family"
...a.k.a. spending is out of control when people/lives are out of control...i think that's basically what this concept comes down to at it's simplest level
thoughts on this? i'm currently trying to begin to wrap my mind around how far this might go, but i'd like some of your thoughts on whether the government and the economy thrive, recede or stay the same as the concept of "family" becomes less and less stable in America.
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I'm no economist, but I have heard arguments that all kinds of things strengthen our economy, including war and suffering of all kinds. While that might seem true in the short term, maybe even for several decades, I don't think that is the kind of growth or reward that keeps giving. Eventually countries retaliate against aggression, eventually broken lives must be repaired and people attempt to create peace.
I don't know if this makes sense, but it makes me think of people on an individual level. In a similar way many people "thrive" off of drama which is often suffering in personal lives. This might last for a while, even a lifetime, but I don't think anyone would confuse the busy-ness that drama creates with the productivity and happiness that peace of mind creates. I think our economy and our country are better off in the long run when families are healthy and happy, when we spend money on things that make our lives (and the lives of the people who made them) better and when our political system works and represents the best interests of all of us.
After all money is just a way to show what's important to us and what we think things are worth. Hopefully we spend it on values rather than desires or distractions from our beliefs. : ) Good thought Miss Michelle.
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I think this is true in a way and this is just my point of view. I believe that that “family” system has been destroyed by the greed of everyday Americans. In pursuing comfort for their families, people have inadvertently harmed beyond repair, that which they were seeking to improve. Parents spend more time making money to make their families “happy” and at the same time are spending less time with their families, thus creating a separation and eventually a breakdown of their family. Also, parents try to both occupy their children with “stuff,” or replace the love and warmth that a parent is supposed to provide with “stuff” which is another way that capitalist businesses benefit from capitalism. The values that children will learn will include the belief that making money is more important than loving and nurturing your family so they in turn will continue this cycle of wealth over family well-being. In this way capitalism thrives from the breakdown of the family. But those are only a couple of examples of how this happens.
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