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

[Andy F]

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