The Model Society Essay Research Paper Lisa

The Model Society Essay, Research Paper

Lisa Pepper

Professor Black

CES Final

Summary of the Model Society

Goals of the Model Society

Chart comparing aspects of different countries

Comparisons between the Model Society and other major societies and theories

Triangle Graph Comparisons

Survey

Bibliographic Information

A Utopian society does not exist in any country in the world. The perfect system has not yet been developed. Certainly the United States and the Soviet Union have been two of the most admired systems OF the past, but they to are far from an ideal model of a just society which has been desired by many persons throughout the ages. This just society, is hard to define, nevertheless, this is what I propose.

In the model society, all industry is nationalized and all citizens between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five are required to serve in an industrial army. This industrial army is divided into ten branches of industry, each department being under the control of a lieutenant general. Each lieutenant general is elected by a vote of all the retired members of the department he heads, thus avoiding the undesirable effects of having the workers select their own bosses. The general-in-chief of the army is the President, and all the men in the nation not involved in the industrial army elect him. No wages are paid, but all citizens, be they active or retired, receive an equal share in the national income. At the beginning of each year, every citizen is given a credit card marked off in dollars and cents, and every time he makes a purchase the amount is subtracted from his card. If any surplus is left over at the end of the year, it may be used the following year, or returned to the common fund. In this model society education is free and the old are provided for. And if any man who is capable of working refuses to do so, he may find himself in solitary confinement until he sees the light.

1. The provision of employment for all persons who are able and willing to work.

2. An equal distribution of money and real income among all citizens so that economic and social deprivation will not exist.

3. An increase in the level of real gross national product from year to year so that the standard of living for all citizens continues to rise.

4. An emphasis on the quality as well as the quantity of life.

Full employment is in itself a desirable economic goal. It is the prime function of economy to enable everybody willing and able to work to earn a living, and only a fully employed economy performs this function. Maximum output is desirable given the community..s willingness to work, and here again full employment is a necessary condition.

A more equitable distribution of income is one of the major goals of a model society. The major uncertainties of an industrial society are those of unemployment, premature death or disability, prolonged illness, and old age. These uncertainties can be taken care of through social security programs. It is necessary to provide some minimum standard of living for these families through family allowances, housing subsidies, and free medical care.

An increase in the standard of living depends on the per capita income. Economic growth in this situation requires an increase in the actual output of goods as well as an increase in an economy..s capability to produce goods. That is why this is a fundamental goal of a model society.

To an extent there is a contradiction between economic growth and the quality of the environment. Economic growth often results in smoke and fumes from more cars, litter, and pollution. In the model society emphasis would be placed on those things necessary to the environment.

Although there is no such thing as a utopian society today, there are countries, which appear to have done well in providing the greatest good for the greatest number of people, and others which have done nothing to accomplish this goal. Following is brief synopsis of several different countries or theories as compared to the Model Society.

Sweden is an excellent example of one such country. It displays a willingness and ability to correct problems that arise in its society today. The model society would hope to imitate Sweden in its employment rates, and its lack of poverty. There are however several reasons why Sweden has been able to accomplish this. First of all, it has for the most part avoided involvement in the world wars. Secondly, Sweden is a very homogeneous country, therefore there are no racial problems. Thirdly, the population is relatively small when compared to the landmass, so population pressures are not an issue.

The model society unlike the United States would not implement tax policies that favor the rich over the poor. Instead tax policies would be created so that they could serve to even further equally distribute wealth.

The model society is aware that full employment is a mixed blessing and comes along with rising prices. In order combat inflation the model society would implement a wage drift policy much like that of Sweden in 1969.

.. The Model Society agrees wholeheartedly with Douglass North in his analysis as to why are some nations rich and some poor. North stresses that moral imperfections are by

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