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| Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth |
Andrew Carnegie addresses how the gap between rich and poor had become so wide that the poor were almost always living in poverty. He believed that they should do something about that, but also that those who were made for wealth would receive it. He thought that wealth should be earned, and not inherited to benefit the economy the most. His form of Social Darwinism, or when the stronger race would prevail over the weaker, led to him being one of the most powerful men in the Industrial Revolution. The laissez-faire form of government enabled him to do so, and when you accumulate that much wealth, as Carnegie believed, your responsibility to help those who need it becomes stronger.
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Carnegie was similar to Bill Gates in that they both
built up their wealth from poor backgrounds and had
no inheritance to their names. Also, they both continually
donated to charities, giving their efforts and money
to those with less than them.
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