Part 1: The Problem

"Man is dominated by the making of money, by acquisition as the ultimate purpose of life" (18).   Weber mentions that Franklin believes money is good when it is gained for a business legally.  But Weber points out something higher.  Man is too controlled, too blind to not have money.  It's interesting that he mentions this because Marx also touches on the topic.  We have social classes, business is business, and the main reason is because of money.  "In fact, the summum bonum of this ethic, the earning or more and more money, combined with the strict avoidance of all spontaneous enjoyment of life, is above all completely devoid of any eudaemonistic, not to say hedonistic, admixture" (18).  We can never have enough.

We have social classes.  Why is it that in America, there is a high class, middle class, and low class?  How did this come about? Before, I touched a little on human nature.  And to compare Weber and Marx, capital is highly emphasized.  Therefore, putting money and human nature together creates chaos.  It seems that the strive for money blinds people to the people around them.  Some will rise and others will fall.  And yet, some work so hard and others don't work at all.  Our social classes may just be a result of our strive of and passion for money.  With possession of money, not everyone will have enough, and not everyone will have anything.

Business is business.  I am not familiar with all that occurs in the business world, however, what I am aware of is the deception of a business leader to a worker.  There is never a trust, it appears.  I've noticed how people work to much for very little and others work very little for a lot.  How can this be?  Again, human nature blinds a person to the point where they are willing to deceive their own employee.  It's the drive for money, for keeping a business going so that it can be as successful as can be that blinds them.

It's interesting how important capital, wealth is to us.  It's interesting how we continuously seek it only to be blinded by its power.  It's interesting that it's part of the cause of many occurrences that both Weber and Marx mention.