Michael Novak once said: “Capitalism must be imbued with that humble gift of love called caritas. » Although this is a very moving and true concept, it is not the reality we live in. In . Our modern free enterprise, which takes its structure from the 18th century Catholic Church, is imbued with many things, and love is certainly not one of them. Although capitalism is essential for us to continue progressing towards a modern future; at some point, capitalism lost its naivety. What we face, however, is a conglomerate dictatorship that uses material possession as a metaphorical carrot for the "working class" citizen. Our consistent sense of work ethic is necessary to obtain a job and/or career in modern society. We call this “work ethic”, industrialists call it “human capital”. Our business sectors benefit from efficient workers. The front line of any workforce is the face of a company. Companies don't want someone who doesn't embody the image they choose to present to the public. For example, if you walk into Wells Fargo, they have a professional greeter at the front door, standing next to cookies and coffee, ready to direct the customer, with a smile, to the right representative to handle financial matters . Meanwhile, this Wells Fargo host might mistreat his wife or children when he returns home. As long as he wears the company face and clothes, he has a job. The merit of someone's actions, as well as their personal character, is no longer a way to know someone. The majority of our population strives to separate itself from the aristocratic minority. A person is now defined by material possession, middle of paper... In tough economic times, people flee to religion with the optimistic hope of finding the answers. What they don't know is that they are paying for their salvation in hard cash. Because capitalism is essential for us to continue to progress, we have fallen under a system of financial tyranny. Companies exercising their right to "rational cost accounting" by closing departments and redistributing those finances to a more worthy fraction of the company, but forgetting the employees and their families who have devoted their time and exhausted their efforts to propel their businesses towards the financial situation they have achieved. . They thank them with a layoff, regardless of seniority, as well as the quality of the work carried out. Where is Caritas? There is no love for the consumer or employee in the capitalist world, only love for financial gain. .