Word: capitalistically
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...streets of Shanghai glow from the neon lights of Coca-Cola and Gillette billboards. In the Chinese cities, the Communist murals seem but a quaint reminder of the present government's origins. The capitalist zeitgeist is present there and is growing immeasurably stronger each year. So when I went window-shopping on the Bund three years ago, it was easy to imagine that Shanghai's earlier days as an international trade center had never been interrupted...
...Secretary proceeded to outline the Clinton Administration's capitalist initiatives for the upcoming year. The foremost goal is to cement the "implementation" of trade agreements that promote the "U.S. as the hub of an increasingly open global free trading system." This expansionary mode includes a push to invite Chile to join Nafta. Among the most original proposals was Christopher's pledge to assist American environmental industries in order to "capture more of a $400 billion global market...
...these companies so that we maximize the monetary proceeds from our research. Second, Harvard already invests our substantial endowment in outside ventures through the Harvard Management Company, and its investments in private ventures through Harvard Private Capital Group, Inc. We shouldn't pretend that we are above the capitalist economy of which we are prime beneficiaries; we should attempt to get in on the ground floor of companies when we have the opportunity...
What once was a capitalist society that allowed for hard work's being synonymous with success is becoming one that eliminates the possibility of prosperity from the lower classes. The House voted 231 to 201 last month to cut Medicare by $270 billion, because, as Republican Porter J. Goss of Florida put it, "We want to save Medicare." Despite the Congressman's words, the House's vote was a vote against the American poor. Without programs such as Medicare, poverty--moral and economic--is all America can expect...
There is an increasing trend toward elitism within capitalist America. Slowly, doors of opportunity are being closed to people who do not have the economic and educational means to open them alone. Programs such as Medicare and welfare are on the brink of extinction, and America is appearing more and more apathetic...