Response to Loreto
Holly Sklar’s essay “Imagine a Country
Of all the social challenges addressed by Holly Sklar in her essay “Imagine a Country” inequality is the central focus and main theme she explicitly articulates. Indeed it is through inequality in resource distribution that has led to increased unemployment, a wider gap between social classes, gender injustices against women, among others. Your articulation of the major issues addressed by Sklar is exemplary and I subscribe to your lines of thought when it comes to solutions to these challenges facing America. Mixed economies have worked in other countries thus I have confidence that if fully implemented in the US, then inequality, unemployment, and poverty will reduce to a sustainable level. after reading Sklar’s essay, the same question you’re asking yourself, how could it be that a country like the US with Veto powers have the budget to run almost half of the world’s security organs but cannot ensure that all its citizens have affordable and accessible health care?. Your articulation of the solution has helped distinguish between capitalism and socialism and understand the selfish nature of our elected leaders who only care for themselves but not the electorates.