Socialism Vs Communism

“Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness,” is what the United States was founded on. On July 4th, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed by the founding fathers, they promised citizens the right and the ability to accomplish and possess anything one sets their minds to. Consequently, from 1947 to 1991 the United States showed its dedication towards its values and by fighting Communism in order to destroy the ideology of a classless society. Unlike the United States’ capitalist economy, which was created with the goal of allowing each person the chance to rise to the top based on their accomplishments, in communism regardless of how much effort a one puts forth, one will always be on the same socioeconomic level as everyone else. Therefore,

“An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by the free people for profit, rather than by the state.”.Although modern economists state that capitalism is “the most successful economic system that has existed thus far”, there are multiple political systems by which other countries are governed. Socialism and Communism are both political and economic systems that govern and have been utilized by countries such as Vietnam, North Korea, the Soviet Union, Cuba and China. Although the United States has been at peace with many Socialist countries, it has fought long and hard against Communist states. Communism is the economic, political, and social system that was formed based on the idea of “the common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes, money, and the state. In communist countries the free people are all equal in class due to the lack of social classes and money. Yet the government officials are above the free people because they are the ones monitoring and controlling the people and developing new laws. This reveals the paradox with the communist ideology of there being a lack of social classes when the government in these countries tend to be a separate social class within itself as they control the free people. Like George Orwell says in his critical novel Animal Farm which addressed the many problems that stem from communism, “all animals are created equal but some are more equal than other.” In contrast, the United States is a governing state that was erected based on the idea that every person has the right to “Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness,” and by there being parameters and restrictions put on the free people, the United States begins losing its status as a Capitalist country. If the government continues to interfere with the free market system, the United States will slowly shift