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55On CapitalismDaniel MercadoCapitalism! Your guide to being prosperous and achieving all yourdreams. If you are a citizen in a capitalist nation who has ever dreamedabout being financially stable, having a decent sized comfortable home andjob with a secure pension and excellent benefits then dream on. In the filmCapitalism: A Love Story director Michael Moore argues that capitalism is anightmare that has undermined the democratic government system andmore failures are yet to come if people don’t take a stand. Similarly,Professor Robert B. Reich, author of “How Capitalism Is Killing Democracy”argues that capitalism has gone too far and the private sector is now takingcontrol of social issues. Moore and Reich agree that in order to restore thepower of a democratic government people need to unite to limit theinfluence corporations have on government because corporations haveoverextended their power and engaged in numerous unfair practices that arenot beneficial to society as a whole. Moore and Reich also feel thatcorporations should have no influence over how government responds tosocial issues because the ultimate goal of corporations is to maximizeprofits. Although Moore and Reich agree that people need to stand up tobring about reforms, they disagree on how people should tackle this issue.Moore believes in an unforgiving approach in which Americans force their