Review of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

I've been reading the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.

Basically the book is how a man, Jurgis, experiences reality within the 1900's as a working man. In the beginning he comes to America believing that he can experience the American Dream  and find peace prosperity and the pursuit of happiness. How sad it is when he and his family find out that America is nothing but deceit and everything that you could want in America whether good or criminal is based off of money. The book gets so gruesome as to his family dying because they don't have enough money. His wife dies from a pregnancy not properly treated by a doctor. His son works in a beer factory and falls asleep in the factory and gets locked up and eaten alive by rats. Jurgis' son falls into a faulty street that was way too deep and drowned in the water that was trapped down there.

All of these things show how money is the solution to solving everybody's dire problems. I always say that there shouldn't be not one person who suffers and if you're willing to let just one person suffer while everyone else prospers then let that person who is tormented with no money be you! I know that you will change your mind into supporting the equal money system with no qualms.

I want to say that life is better now in America, but then I happen to forget every other person in other countries who suffer the way Jurgis does if not worse. Why should I live a perfect life while people suffer in a way that I would dread experiencing. If I want to keep this capitalism system then I should let somebody else take my spot in America and I'll take their place in a poor part of Africa with no food and disease rampant and witnessing the misfortune of having no money.

Continuing on with Jurgis' story in the book "The Jungle".

Jurgis eventually meets up with a thief and becomes a thief himself. He learns the art of stealing and sort of tag teams with his new friend. Eventually after a while of pilfering he becomes a great thief and has enough money to protect himself even from jail time and he does this by bribing the police. Jurgis eventually tires of being a thief and wants a more stable job so he applies to be a fake contender in a political race. The other guy wins but then Jurgis desires to really become a politician but instead manages to get a extremely high paying job as manager of the meatpacking plant that he was first employed at. Now his job is simply to scream at employers and tell them what to do. He does this liberally and treats the employers the way his bosses treated him.

That one paragraph shows how money runs every single part of society including our almighty politicians. As long as they get paid somehow illegally or legally they are satisfied. This is the same thing with police back in the 1900's where they were bribed but now they aren't.

Why the Equal Money System? Read the book "The Jungle" and you will definitely be a little more persuaded towards and equal money system then before.

Click this link to read The Jungle online

Joe's Equal Money System ideas

As I'm sitting here while my vacation slowly finishes I know that I will eventually have to go back to school so that I can learn how to get a job and give up my dollars for the capitalism in the form of taxes. So basically all my life I've been learning how to do tons of paperwork without question and always being afraid of authority in the form of my teacher or in the case of having a job my boss.

Now my idea of working in an equal money system is where everyone is supporting everybody else through their work. There will be jobs like farming, construction, and real science. Farming because we need to eat and we need to eat natural and healthy for once! Construction because houses need to be built more efficiently and for people to use for sleep and shelter and not only to show off how much money one has.

Of course there are tons more jobs that I could mention. Why not education? I believe that in an EMS that the subjects taught have to be specifically pertaining to the relevant experience of a person within an equal money system. One should learn the basics of how the world works, the basics of farming, the basics of construction, reading, writing, and necessary math. I say necessary because the math that is taught in my high school classes are not teaching me something that could be useful in everyday life. It would be great to learn geometry or any other abstract math, but if I should learn something about for example grids then it should be applied to something like planting or farming.

In a nutshell education should be geared towards making an effective human being with a strong potential for solving everything that may come within his or her path.

When I say real science I mean scientists who work truly for the betterment of humanity. No longer will scientists attempt to discover string theories and other dimensions but instead will find better ways to grow crops or eliminate/alleviate disease or any other thing that focuses on making life for human beings more efficient and satisfying.

I have to go now but stay tuned for Joe's Equal Money System ideas Part 2.