What was wrong with capitalism during the late 1800s? Common people were getting greedy and always wanted more.
The people weren't compliant with what was demanded of them.
The politicians didn't get paid enough.
The workers suffered from the long hours.
People were getting lazy and wanted more, but weren't willing to work for it.

One significant problem was political corruption and cronyism, fuelled by the connectio s between government and business. During the Gilded age , the United States endured a number of mediocre president and politicians, many of whom were in the pocket of business tycoons or corporations.

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."