In conclusion, Capitalism traditionally being used as a badge of patriotism in the United States leads to partisan fighting, low approval for welfare programs, and a hierarchical standard that leads to business owners being over-represented in the US Congress. Looking at the partisan divides, it becomes clear that the use of the insult “un-american” against liberal proponents is only that easy to use because of the pro-capitalist bias. America’s constant need to argue about welfare programs in congress, despite those programs being extremely common in other countries, is a side-effect of America’s reluctance to accept that the government is in fact a mixed-market economy. Finally, the fact that a large portion of US Senators and Representatives are business owners illustrates this fact. So next time you are criticizing a welfare package, look at your unconscious biases. Do you think less of people for not succeeding in capitalism?