describe why a poor person in a socialist country might reject capitalism and prefer a socialist state.?

Answer 1

Why wouldn't they ding dong, they aint got no capital to begin with.

Answer 2

Because in a socialist country (assuming it works the way its supposed to) the gov takes all the money and distributes it evenly among everyone, including him

While in a capitalist country he might just get screwed over because hes not gonna get much from the gov (maybe a welfare check) and he wont have the money to get an education/degree or something to start making money.

but a poor person might also look at it the other way around; if he goes into the capitalist country, even though he might end up a bum in the street, if he works hard enough he may just catch a break and end up getting a job, and education etc and now he has the ability to be even better off than in a well to do socialist country.

Socialism (assuming it works) is good for the poor people, but capitalism is better for the poor people in the long run.

But it doesnt even matter anyways because in real life it doesnt work that way - in most socialists countries the gov bags all the cash and the poor people end up with so little that they might as well just be on welfare checks in a capitalist country like us

Answer 3

People who are used to living in a socialist state are used to that system. They've never had to work too hard to find a job or a place to live. Those things have always been provided. Healthcare was probably provided as well. People with no experience doing job searches would feel completely lost.

Also...workers in socialist states usually have outdated skills. That's the nature of socialist societies...without business competition to inspire people to produce newer and better technology, socialist technology tends to lag behind. When switching to a new capitalist society, people probably have little education background, and few useable skills in a modern work environment. That's why the East German car manufacturer Trabant went out of business shortly after communism fell. After the wall fell between East and West Germany, East Germany struggled economically for a long time.

Russia is still struggling to adapt to a capitalist society. After multiple generations of communism, nobody remembers how to make their own way in the world. It's hard completely changing ideologies. And although socialist housing and jobs are not ideal, they're still housing and jobs. You're pretty much guaranteed both in a socialist nation. Not so with capitalism.

However, there are greater opportunities for wealth with capitalism. Both have pros and cons.

Answer 4

Because they have been brain-washed into thinking they are getting the same as others.

At least, a poor person has a chance in Capitalism and no chance at all in socialism. I believe another word for that is communism.

If we all really did get the same as others, it is unfair to those who work harder. But, on the other hand, we should be willing to give to the poor. I guess it is a choice if we are allowed to make a choice and most socialist countries don't have that choice.

Me.

Answer 5

Sounds like you need to write an essay, but I don't have time for that. The main reasons would be that though they might not get paid much at all, their apartment would be paid for, as well as medical care (varying quality depending on the wealth fo the nation), schools, job training, and they'd have a job, even if it's doing nothing at a factory, so they live better than the homeless in New York, for example.
If someone has some wealth already and a headstart, he'd probably prefer to live in a more capitalist country, so he could start businesses more easily and hopefully accumulate property and wealth, not have to pay higher taxes (or earn low state wages) to make sure everybody and their offspring are taken care of.

Answer 6

A more satisfying answer is: self-interest; a poor person in a capitalist country may not have the ability to motivate him- or herself to advance economically, whereas a poor person in a socialist country will be given what he or she needs, theoretically.

A less satisfying answer is: propaganda in socialist countries has empirically been to distrust capitalism, and as such it is rational for the poor person (or even a wealthy one) to reject capitalism based upon the information they've received.

Answer 7

A Capitalist state requires a person to use his education,
ingenuity, guile and initiative to earn money and become successful.

A Socialist state treats everyone the same and everyone
will have enough to live on regardless of what education,
ingenuity, guile or initiative they possess.

So a poor person without resources will stay poor when
thrust into a capitalist economy. But a poor person in a
socialist economy will still have enough to live on. So the
poor person in a capitalist state will do poorly but get by
in a socialist state.

Answer 8

In a capitalistic society, the poor often looks up to the rich with envy. The wealth is not as evenly distributed, in theory, and thus there will always be a "loser" in the economy. If you are poor, then you are the loser.

In a socialist society, in theory, the rich/poor gap is not as wide. Thus, even though you are poor, you know that others are in the same boat.

Psychologists have shown that people look at their wealth in a relative manner. That is, if they have more wealth than their neighbors, they are happier than if they had more absolute wealth but less than their neighbors. For example, someone is happier if they make $60,000 and make more than people they know (say they make only $50,000) than if they made $70,000 but less than people they know (say they make $80,000). Go figure.

Answer 9

That's because in a purely capitialist society, like in most 3rd World countries today, the poor are part of the permanent underclass which support a privileged few who have all the money and power. Many of those privileged people were born into money and did absolutely nothing to deserve it or even earn it. For the poor, they have few or no opportunities to escape their poverty and improve their lives. Their choices are to live miserable lives until they die at a young age or emigrate to a wealthier country if they can.

Answer 10

The same reason so many people in capitalist societies are on welfare-

Capitalism is the province of freedom, Freedom is scary because it means taking care of yourself. If a person grows up being provided for, albeit badly, the trade-off comes naturally.

You have to consider that people in capitalist nations are raised much differently. Many of us lose sight of how precious our freedom is, taking it for granted. Socialism is a fundamental response to that issue- I mean, look at the US Government. By psychology standards, Bush, Cheyney, Rice, Rumsfield, they're all what you'd call "Classic Abusers".
They don't accept responsibility for their misdeeds, admit they're sorry when they get caught, use guilt and fear as rhetoric in an attemt to keep us in place.... they are classic abusers, plain and simple.

Socialism doesn't allow such things to happen. A lot of people look at it both ways. People are born with minds, but not the content of their minds. However they feel politically depends on how they're raised, really.

Answer 11

I can't remember the author of the quote but is basically " given the choice between capitalism on 1000 calories a day and communism on 1500 calories a day the average person doesn't have to think hard" It was said concerning insatiability in Germany/eastern Europe preceding ww2