[lbo-talk] "Capitalists" and "the rich"

Andy F andy274 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 6 02:58:29 PDT 2007


On 6/6/07, Wojtek Sokolowski <swsokolowski at yahoo.com> wrote:


> [WS:] By that definition, corporate executives are not
> "capitalists" whereas owners of a mom-and-pop candy
> stores are. That is not very useful for understanding
> power relations in the US society.

How does that distinction break down as far as *having* to sell your labor? Most small business owners seem to scarcely take vacations, much less kick back and live off of their capital.

Conversely, I imagine plenty of execs could retire immediately if they really wanted to.

-- Andy



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