The Possibility Of Collectivism In Canada

The source states that by practicing collectivism as a society, individual members will be held back and the strength of the economy will diminish. This statement is very clearly in favour of individualism. It explains that the productive members of society - people who contribute positively to the economy - should not be restricted, but instead given economic freedom. to pursue their self-interests. The source takes on a capitalist perspective, wanting each individual to have the ability to reach their full potential in their productivity, which will in extension benefit the economy as productivity rates will go up. Because of this there will also be more goods available at a reasonable price, which helps decrease inflation and benefit the

An example of restrictions put on productive members of society is the foreign worker’s policy in Canada right now. It states that foreign workers can only spend four years working in Canada, and then they have to leave the country for four years before they can come back. And unless they get their permanent resident card in the four years working here, they have no choice but to leave. A good employee contributes positively to society by working hard. By working hard more product is being produced and sold, which means more profit is being made by a business. This profit means that the goods and services will be less expensive, benefitting the economy by decreasing the rate of inflation. For example, a foreign worker comes to Canada and gets a job at a restaurant. They work extremely hard and turn a good profit. The restaurant benefits from their good work ethic, and by extension so does the economy. But after four years of doing a great job the worker is sent back to their home country, and the restaurant is down a good employee. This means their overall profit won’t be as large, and they have to hire, train, and pay somebody new to replace the worker they lost. All of these expenses simply because Canada put a restriction on the amount of time foreign workers can spend in the country. An individual should be allowed to

An example of extreme government control is the state of communism that occurred under Stalin’s power. He created multiple radical economic policies that completely reinvented the Soviet Union. By implementing these policies, he became a totalitarian. He tried to use his policies to force society to comply to his communist vision. The restrictions Stalin put in place of businesses were supposed to help industrialize the Soviet Union, to try and get them to the same level of economic stability as other countries that were under the new economic policy. However, it had the opposite effect, destroying the individuality of businesses. He nationalized private businesses, opening them up to other nations. By doing this he thought he was industrializing the Soviet Union, but he was actually destroying the hard work businesses had done to get to the level of privatization and success they had. Some of these businesses were built from the ground up. They were family owned and operated businesses that were helping families survive and pay for the basic necessities. Stalin took them away, stripping these people of their hard work and accomplishments. The restriction on private businesses may have reduced the cost of goods, and helped to industrialized the Soviet Union, but the economy did nothing but suffer. Goods were underpriced, meaning little to no profit was being made. By extension, employees were