election 2018

With this recent election, I have been looking at my own viewpoint on what is going on in the  country and how it can be fixed.  I don't see a solution because both sides at least at the national level  (why are there only 2 sides?) are behaving like spoiled children whose parents took away their xbox and it is obviously the others fault, just see how innocent each one looks?.

The first thing I would like to point out is that both prevailing viewpoints of capitalism and communism (or socialism if you would prefer) have the same fallacy - human predisposition for greed.  In purely capitalistic theory  the market balances itself because the supply and demand force the balance (I know overly simplistic).  The capitalist tries to control the supply and therefor the demand so he/she/it can have control (greed in the form of power), as is seen over and over, this  ultimately causes increases in prices lower lower quality and fewer services.  In a communistic (socialistic) society everything is controlled by the masses, with everyone being equal (in theory). The communist exploits the system for personal gain with the justification that he/she/it requires a greater resources for the extra requirements (doesn't this sound exactly like the capitalist?) .

In order for the capitalistic viewpoint of only those who put in the work get the result, it has to be accepted that those who have "bad luck", poor health, or even old age, will necessarily be left out in the cold and will not benefit from the work of others (Sparta anyone?). An alternative (socialist) viewpoint is that everyone is able to contribute, if only given the chance.  This viewpoint requires that everyone has their needs taken care of regardless of their contribution so that those who do not contribute still receive the benefit which can mean less overall resources because more is being take out than is being put in.

Being somewhat interested in history, I have noticed that both theories ultimately fail under their own weight. Look at the stock market crash in 1929, dot com bubble in the 1990s, and the banking financial collapse more recently for capitalistic examples.  Look at the collapse of the the Soviet held Eastern Europe along with the markets in China and East Asia for communistic examples.  (again overly simplistic.)

In both systems, a "ruling elite" emerges that have more than everyone else and justify it by saying that they deserve it because of their special skills, even though it is really as much circumstance as skill that put them where they are.  (middle ages feudal system?)  The common people (I use the term very loosely to mean those are not part the the ruling elite) are exploited by the system and used as the building blocks of the system, only the be stepped on or discarded when inconvenient. 


I have  noticed in the various places I've lived and worked that the majority of people are honest, hard working, and trying to make a living without harming their neighborhood or community.  I think that our elected leaders soon lose sight of that "person on the street" perspective after they are elected and get caught up in the partisan (I looked it up, it means "a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person." or "prejudiced in favor of a particular cause". Thank you Google) politics without regard for the good of anything other than the party. 
So what's the solution? I don't know, I am still actively looking.  I just know that between the never ending campaigning, the disintegration of civility, and the prejudices of the current news system, something needs to change for this country to not implode on itself.