The Gospel Of Wealth, By Andrew Carnegie

2.The three of these platforms have a wide range of views on poverty and the best course of action to eliminate poverty for good or at least get people on their feet. For starters, The gospel of Wealth written by Andrew Carnegie takes the viewpoint of the Wealthiest men in America. In his writings, he makes sure to explain that the reason that people are homeless and on the street is because they lack a good work ethic. The wealthy men are, “skilled and intelligent,” and view that being in “Poverty is a kind of character flaw.” Though he clearly does not feel sorry for these people because he believes it is deserved, the main point of the gospel is that the Wealthy should give back to the people. Carnegie doesn’t believe in splurging on one’s

They believe in the, “Survival of the fittest'' meaning that only the people best suited for life survive. They believe in no interference whatsoever especially when it comes to government assistance. However, this system is no longer relevant because it didn't work. It did nothing to get people off of the streets. This is where populism was created which is an extreme version of Carnegie’s Gospel of wealth. They take the side of the poor, homeless, and hopeless Americans and they promise to rid the U.S. of poverty. The most contrasting difference between Populism and the other two is that they attempt to glorify the poor, making them equal to the “Elites'’ as they call them. They make the elites the enemy and scold them for sitting on their wealth showing them that their fellow Americans are rotting on the street. They also push the government to set aside a large portion of funds for the homeless and less fortunate because they need it more. This system can't run in a long term scenario because of the strain it puts on the budget and leaves other things

The Dawes Act of 1887 and Native American boarding schools created a totally different approach toward Native Americans. In the years previous to the Dawes Act, Native Americanswere viewed as the enemy with countless tussles between the native people and the newcomers. It was what seemed to be endless fighting and the end tally of dead Native Americans coming out to be 56 million. Finally, the government had enough and forced the native people onto reservations, cutting their land to a fraction of what it once was. This however was not the end goal for the U.S. because they wanted to assimilate these people into American society, washing away their traditions and culture. In 1887 the U.S. passed the Dawes Act. This new act allows the president to chop up reservations into individual sized plots, in turn eliminating the tribe lifestyle. This is also around the time that Native American boarding schools began to pop up. The sole goal of these schools was to break the tradition and culture from these American children. This is one of the main reasons that very few people know how to speak traditional Native American because these children were being taught english. Once the Elders died, no one knew how to speak the ancient dialect. The only reason that Native Americans became assimilated was because they had to prove that they were not savages and could retain their land. These people did all they could to retain what was left of their land, even forgoing their culture for