To demonstrate Marxism we played a game. In the game, Mrs. G distributed Hersey kisses to all of us to represent wealth Most kids got 3 but a few got more than that. Then, we played rock, paper, scissors, shoot with each other and the loser had to give one piece of candy to the winner. After we totaled our candy, Mrs. G took it back and redistributed it, showing how capitalism eventually leads to communism. This activity was both fun and frustrating, we got to eat candy but it was annoying that the government could just take all of your hard earned wealth.
Karl Marx and Adam Smith both had very different ideas for a government system. Marx believed that everybody should have equal wealth controlled by the government, a classless society. While Smith believed that there should free trade among the people, not controlled by the government. Marx's system helps the poor because they have just as much as everyone else. Smith's idea benefits the poor because competition between traders creates low enough prices for everyone to afford.
In my opinion, Smith's theory is better than Marx's. I like the idea of having a loose government to step in when things go badly, not an over controlling or no government. This being said, I think the best system is to have a combination of the two. Let people buy, sell and trade what they want, but have them pay taxes in return for things like healthcare, very much like our system in the U.S.
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