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The Bourgeoisie: The Struggle Between Social Classes

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As the philosopher Karl Marx once said “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Briefly, this means that all of the conflicts in the world revolve around the struggle between the two social classes. The Bourgeoisie, known as the rich, are able to sit back and employ struggling Proletarians, the working class. Today the Bourgeoisie have money to go around. Yet they can’t support the working class. Welfare is a system created by the government to support the ones who cannot provide enough for themselves. Money is snatched from the paychecks of the middle class and the rich all around the country. The wealthy are extremely powerful and have a booming voice. They can avoid welfare taxes. This leaves the middle class, a group of citizens that work hard for what they earn. Only to have it thrown away and used as a crutch for the poor. Therefore, the middle class does not have a voice when it comes to paying welfare taxes.

The welfare system is quite corrupt. There is the poor are a very weak social group with a beg …show more content…

They are a crutch for the poor and often ignored by most other social groups and classes. The proletarians are forced to give money away towards the poor. However, the middle class do not obtain enough power or superiority to avoid welfare taxes. Neglecting the citizens below them. The income inequality is significant between the rich and the poor. “Already, most of us scramble to make ends meet, with fewer protections in the workplace as unions shrink, with the 40-hour work week disappearing for many, with cell phone and e-mails putting us on call virtually 24/7, and with retirements postponed sometimes indefinitely” (Parry) The working class is forced upon such labor while the rich can sit back in luxury. If the voice of the middle class was heard and welfare taxes were raised for the wealthy then the poverty rates can be

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