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"The man" doesn't have to be rich (but he is), his position is one of power. Money is power, so the man is those on the top floors of institutes dealing with l
by 1_player 5y ago
"The man" doesn't have to be rich (but he is), his position is one of power.
Money is power, so the man is those on the top floors of institutes dealing with large amounts of money and having gala evenings with politicians and CEOs.
That's who the working class person making minimum wage that was just made redundant actually works for.
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Saying that the investor bank executive is working class because he needs to pay his rent is bollocks.
- rorykoehler 5y agoWorking class is anyone who needs to work to survive. The rest (middle class, salary etc) is all a distraction. Pitting poors against poors to leverage power. Either you have enough to live off of your investments 100% or you are working class.
- 1_player 5y agoSo the millionaire that's spending $5,000 a week in rent and $50,000 a week to maintain his lifestyle—as it might be required by his job and expected by his peers—is working class? Sorry, it's your definition that is wrong. "Working class" doesn't mean "category of people that work." "When used non-academically in the United States, [...] it often refers to a section of society dependent on physical labour, especially when compensated with an hourly wage. For example, the working class is loosely defined as those without college degrees. Working-class occupations are then categorized into four groups: unskilled labourers, artisans, outworkers, and factory workers." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_class#Definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_class#Definitions
- rorykoehler 5y ago"Need" is the operative word.