Populism in Modern Day America
Populism in today's society can be defined as taxing the rich and giving it to the working middle class. This concept is a little like the Robin Hood effect, stealing from the rich upper class and giving it to the poor lower class. In some ways this can be effective but one could argue that Populism backs away from the American idea of capitalism that this nation was built on. I do believe that the American Dream or Capitalism is awesome and this country would not be the same without it but, there comes a time where as human beings we all deserve equal rights and the basic necessities of life.
In President Obama's most recent SOTU address he mentioned that our tax dollars would potenially help pay for kids to attend community colleges. This is a prime example of populism. Giving kids the oppurtunity to go to college and better themselves would improve our economy because we are putting qualified human beings out into the world. We live in a society where education could be considered a necessity.
Populism is effective and it is always a good thing to do what is right for the people but I believe that populism is only needed when in it improves the everyday necessites of human life.
