Money is America
Money is America. America is driven on the principles of wealth, economic prosperity, and the “American Dream”. With that being said, those who possess those core principles are favored by the country. The rich get substantial tax breaks. The rich are favored by the law. The rich are loosely regulated by the government. Because America was founded in the platform of democratic capitalism, it is evidently concluded that money is America. Through literature, first hand documents, as well as second hand sources, the argument that America runs on wealth becomes very prevalent. For my junior theme, I evaluated the reasons why teenagers were vaping at such a young age. Factors like peer pressure and celebrity influence played a key role, but they weren’t the main reason young juveniles were becoming nicotine addicts. Electronic cigarette companies were directly advertising their products to the youth. Juul, the largest e-cig company, posted “thousands of ads” to a “youth-oriented” audien