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  Question 2: Give examples which show that the wealth of a nation can be unrelated or perhaps even opposite to the wealth of the individuals living in that nation.   
  [39] Oj: The United States of America is one of the richest and most powerful nations in the world. America has the most powerful militaries the world has ever seen. The government spends millions on fighter planes, tanks, bombs, and other military needs. However, if you look deeper into America you will find that there are people who are homeless, who are working for minimum wage twelve hours a day just to keep their families from starving. Not enough money is put into homeless and food shelters. It is being put into vacations for political officials, or spent on needs not providing for the people of the country. Not enough money is being put into education, because if it was beggars out on the streets would be educated enough to go out and apply for jobs. Thus proving that the wealth of a nation does not exactly apply to the wealth of the people living in it.   
  Hans: Don't blame this on corruption (vacations for government officials). These government officials are doing exactly what they are supposed to do. According to Marx's theory it is very rational for this system not to spend much on education. Capitalism simply does not need that many educated people. They would not find jobs and they might become dangerous for the system. Compare [42]  
 
 
 
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