Although not seen as the dirty word it once was, few would disagree that homelessness, hunger, and poverty in general, are indeed the end result of a system that puts the pursuit of profit before all else. Take, for instance, higher education. We as students at MCTC, like students across the country, have seen college tuition fees rise, and financial aid drop, as more and more the powers that be have put tax breaks for corporations above education. Similarly, in a desperate attempt to maintain even a semi-decent standard of living, many of us are being forced to work two or even three jobs, in addition to going to school. Now for most people these grim realities are things that they don't exactly want to be reminded of.
Misery is miserable enough without an announcement about it.
But a group of us here at MCTC, who sometimes go by the collective name of the Socialist Discussion Club, have decided that these facts do need to be talked about, because they need to be changed. We've seen capitalism. It has shown us its hand and left few doubting what it has in store for the great majority of us. A good question then is whether or not there is an alternative. We would answer that with a yes-socialism.