<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: working class</title></head><body> <div>Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>In this conceptualization, consistent with Marx  - working class derives its income mostly from market value compensation for the labor power they sell, regardless of the amount of that compensation.  An expert technician, engineer, architect, or a professional can earn $200-$300 an hour and still be considered working class.  A capitalist's remuneration, otoh, is mostly rent derived from his/her monopoly/celebrity status.  The border line between the two is somewhat vague, as with most things in real life.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Let me get this straight. A "capitalist"<u> rents</u> his labour power, a worker<u> sells</u> his labour power. But the class distinction between Bill Gates and Bill Bartlett is entirely down to his celebrity status. The fact he has a share portfolio worth billions doesn't figure in your class definition at all?</div> <div><br></div> <div>Bill Bartlett</div> <div>Bracknell Tas</div> </body> </html>