Jane Addams is a towering figure in the Chicago history. She became prominent between 1889 and 1910 due to her role in the reform in industrial capitalism. She appears to have been a very adamant socialist who believed in equality for all people. This theorist seems to have had an activist approach to the current state. This would involve actively advocating for equal resource distribution regardless of social class. This appears to have a corresponding effect of the government coming to help in some of the causes that were being advocated for. The political class wants to be on the better side of everyone and therefore, such an approach is bound to bring along such reactions from the government sooner than later.
Activism causes included; child welfare, equality and dignity for all and good industrial relations for low income Americans. Government intervention in these causes towards their positive side would be welcome. After all that was what the activism was all about. It is seen as the government’s role to ensure all these privileges for the less privileged so as to bring them at par with the rich who are seen as more privileged.
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There seems to be a consensus among the elite class that those struggling have only themselves to blame. He looks at the contributions made by ordinary Americans towards presidential campaigns for preferred candidates yet they are struggling. There are calls of a $700 billion bailout from the congress for CEOs. According to Jackson it is a wonder that CEOs are being saved from a crisis of their own making. On the other hand, there it would be more detrimental to ordinary low income earners if this is not done. If the CEOs are not bailed out it would be difficult for them to offer employment to the low income earners. There is a trickle-down effect in the event of the