guarantee contracts. .
Since very early times human beings have relentlessly sought after the .
organization of social and economic systems. Man, however, retains traits of his .
evolutionary ancestors in the form of self-preservation and greediness. While many .
political, economic, and social systems attempt to eliminate this modern form of .
natural selection, capitalism and similar economic structures preserve social .
inequality in many forms. Historically, this preservation of financial inequality has .
achieved a higher standard of living generally than systems initially formed and .
employed to achieve just that. There are specific economic factors of capitalism .
that enables it to make life more civilized and beneficial for its population.
By definition, capitalism is an economic system controlled chiefly by .
individuals and private companies instead of by the government. Through this, it .
stresses private economic choices. People are free to decide how they will earn and .
spend their income. Companies may choose which goods and services to produce .
and how much to charge for them based on the wants, or demands, of the people. .
This regulates the amount and kind of products produced to accommodate the .
population. Because of this emphasis on economic individual freedom to become .
the wealthiest of one's nation, many inequalities form in the distribution of wealth. .
As many citizens are able to acquire their needs to survive and eventually purchase .
luxuries, some citizens are not able to support their own existence and eventually .
die of cold, starvation, or other such causes. Although this is viewed by many as .
inhumane, capitalist societies achieve a higher standard of living than other .
socialist and communist societies. This also provides incentive for the unemployed .
to find jobs, as they are not supported by others in a capitalist society. Historically, .
communist societies achieved less disproportionate financial inequality, but the .
