1. Looking backward
... about the future and living in a utopian society. Bellamy also makes a fascinating prediction about the 21st century. He predicts that in 5 the future American citizens will be able to use a credit card, or "piece of pasteboard-(147). Economics and sociology were problems during his life, for Bellamy to make such predictions as he did he had to have some idea of ... how our economy would run. Bellamy states, "A credit corresponding to his share of the annual product of the nation is given to every citizen on the public books at the beginning of each year, and ... issued him wh...
- Word Count: 1786
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School