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Am I working class?
In the third in a series of Marxist Q&As, the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY examines the difference between economic and social class
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CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Burnham’s U-turn on tackling greedy landlords has let the country down
ECONOMIC class is a role that people occupy, not a tag that attaches to individuals. But if you want a label, the simple answer is yes, if you work for a living (you receive a wage) and you don’t own or control capital.
If your employer gets more “value” from the work you do than you receive in wages, you’re working-class.
Even if you think you’ve got it cushy in your own job, collectively with other workers you produce more value than you get paid — Marx called the difference “surplus value.”
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