Reflection: Class Simulation In The United States

Class Simulation Reflection, Year One
In a recent in class simulation, our History class developed a country and Government type to run. Our country, being Secrets of the Oasis, was a Democracy run by a President, House, and Senate. There were two political classifications based on wealth, and property at the beginning of the simulation: Capitalists and Union Workers. Capitalists were wealthy property and business workers, Capitalists produced all of the country’s resources by employing Union Workers. While Capitalists only made up a small percent of the country, Union Workers were more of the majority. Currently, at the end of the first year, the Union Workers run the Government.
I being a Union Worker in Secrets of the Oasis found employment in a local farm producing food units. The food unit company produced either Organic food or regular food, and sold it at the market events to the citizens for a profit. Everyone needed a certain amount of food Units each year to survive. I worked for minimum wage. I also was elected for a position in the Government, as part of the House, under the President. I received a yearly salary of 50
The government of Secrets of the Oasis had to establish fair working conditions, reasonable pay and regulate business, this connects to the development of Unions and when Governments ceased policies such as Laissez-Faire. The Union Worker leadership in the Government connects to class topics like new immigrants and Farmers (often poor) finding a part in the government. The new immigrants would have to find a job and an income, this also relates to the simulation. Lastly, the Government’s policy of distributing wealth to the poor in the simulation is similar to how Benevolent Societies would help out poor immigrants, to make sure everyone could