The Triviality of Capital Ownership

[Max Sawicky]

>  Now if I buy
> stock, even one share, it would mean that at the age of 44, I will have
> stepped out of the proletariat into the bourgeoisie (as the pettiest of
> petit bourgeois, to be sure) . . .

Rubbish.  Numerous union members have pension plans
which own stock.  If they are bourgeoisie, then the
definition loses all meaning.

If you work all your life at a modest standard of
living, accumulating modest wealth, you are not
bourgeoisie by any sensible definition.

I have a friend who invented some little gadget
that made him rich at the age of 40 or so.  He
has retired now, in his early 50's.  He's a
legitimate candidate for bourgeoisie.

So relax, you're still among the wretched of the earth.

Cheers, MBS