working and home conditions for women and child labor.
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Progressives believed in using government intervention to create social and economic reforms to improve society. Social Darwinists, on the other hand, believed in the idea of survival of the fittest and that government intervention would interfere with natural selection and the progress of society.
initially the progressives believed that the war was violent and uncivilized but by the time the United States joined the war, they had realized that the war was filled with many opportunities for American society.
Both believed that workers were exploited..
Reformers who believed in progress and wanted to work for it were called protestants. These are people who differed with certain ideologies in Catholicism.
The progressives believed in social justice, reform, and modernism. It was not the goal of this group to go back to traditional ideas.
Progressives believed that taxation should be based on citizens' wages to promote economic fairness and reduce income inequality. They argued that those with higher incomes could contribute more to fund public services and social programs, benefiting the broader society. This approach aimed to alleviate the financial burden on lower-income individuals while ensuring that wealthier citizens helped support the common good. Ultimately, progressives viewed proportional taxation as a means to create a more equitable society.
Many Progressives believed in a progressive tax system where individuals with higher income should be taxed at higher rates compared to those with lower income. This was seen as a way to promote economic equality and redistribute wealth more equitably in society.
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