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Another feature of capitalist society is the way it gives room to ine-
quality within itself. In societies of this kind the divide between rich and
poor grows ever wider, as the poor grow poorer, the wealth of the rich
grows greater. The existence of millions of homeless people and these pe-
ople being left to live in the most inhumane conditions, even in America,
the most highly developed country in the world, is a result of capitalist
morality. Of course American society is wealthy enough to protect all the-
se people and find them jobs. But because the prevailing mentality is not
to let the poor rise, but to rise by treading on the poor, no solution is offe-
red to these people. This is the result of the putting into practice of the So-
cial Darwinists' claims that "In order to rise there has to be a stepping sto-
ne for one to tread on."
At this juncture, attention has to be drawn to an important point:
Throughout history there have always been societies where the poor and
weak were trodden down, where only material things were important,
and where selfishness, self-interest, and cheating were seen as the only
way to become rich: in the past too there lived people who thought only