Is Nothing Sacred?

Is there nothing safe from the pull of capitalism? Is nothing sacred any more? The answer is no. In a capitalist society, people have to do whatever they can in order to survive. If there is money to be made, people will attach to whatever it is that makes money. If you are going to embrace capitalism, you have to embrace all that capitalism welcomes.

Some people argue that it is not fair that a women is forced into surrogate motherhood or prostitution in order to survive. I think that it is sad that women are forced into prostitution and surrogate motherhood. However, within the confines of a capitalist society, the alleged choice to become a prostitute or a surrogate mother is just as valid as the alleged choice to become a sales clerk at McDonald's or the choice to become a janitor at a salt mill; these people are essentially slaves as well. There is little difference between these professions, so long as a person is fully aware of the conditions of the job and 'willingly' seeks employment  in that manner (this is why I don't currently support prostitution; prostitutes are forced into prostitution, which is a bad thing). The problem then, is not with prostitution, the problem is with capitalism.