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Chapter 5: Class War By Punkerslut
Section I: Introduction In the previous chapters, I discussed the failure of Capitalism to appeal to any sort of humane sentiments in its mechanics. I showed statistics, evidence, and proof that it fails to offer a living wage to the worker, both in the United States and in Third World countries. Various accounts confirm and confirm again that Capitalism will allow bosses and other authorities to abuse the workers when the workers are put into a situation where they need a wage. And thus, with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, there has also been a complete dependence upon the wage from the worker. Without it, he cannot feed himself or his family. Since the Capitalist class only offers poor conditions, poor wages, and high hours -- any sort of brutality that will increase profit -- the worker class must consent, because if they do not, they will starve to death. This vicious system, which promotes coercion and brutality, is called Capitalism. Some mistake it for freedom. They are among the uneducated. Section II: The War of Classes So we have seen, the rights of the workers do not extend quite far in the Capitalist system. Even those who work 16 hours a day may only get enough money to support themselves, with only several hundred dollars per year as luxury money. Nike workers are exposed to toxic chemicals and work in terrible conditions. The plight of the worker is abominable and cannot be tolerated. When the workers rise up and revolt against this iniquity, this crude and barbaric system, what occurs is a Class War. A Class War is a clash of the antagonisms between class and it certainly exists. There may be those who claim that it is little more than a propaganda tool used by the Communists and the Socialists to instill a sense of passion into the masses. Workers may strike for better wages, better hours, and better conditions. By doing this, they are clashing with the Capitalist class -- the class that owns capital, the means of production. This is a rather simple display of a Class War, and one that has existed in every society that has tolerated injustice. This divided gulf, between the owners of the factories, of the farms, of the stores, and those who own nothing, is what allows such class antagonisms to exist. The workers, the Proletariat, own nothing, so they must sell their labor force as a commodity. They will give their blood and sweat for a weekly wage, one so low that it will be only enough to support themselves and possibly their family. If the Proletariat demand rights, if they demand liberty and humane treatment, decent working hours and decent working wages, then we have a Class War. If the Capitalist class gives in to the demands of the working class, they may respond by increasing prices (even though an increase in wages may even be less than a 1/100th cut in profit). What we then find is the Middle Class. They are, like the Proletariat, workers, but they are economically better off. They are skilled, educated, or in some manner or fashion, more valuable to the employer. The Middle Class has its wealth based on the Proletariat, though, just as the Capitalists do. The reason why the Middle Class is offered better conditions, hours, and wages, is because there are so few of them, compared to the masses of unskilled, uneducated Proletariat workers. So the Middle Class may respond to the increase in price by purchasing their products elsewhere, and so the Proletariat Class, the Middle Class, and the Capitalist Class, all clash, either seeking to make millions in an investment, seeking to buy that new car, or seeking the ultimate conquest of bread. In this world of Capitalism, the extremes of poverty of wealth are so vastly separated, yet so easily seen, it is hard to accept the fact that Capitalism has existed for so long. But only a brief education in history will show that Capitalism has been bitterly opposed by leagues of Humanitarians, that it has been staunchly defended by the servants of injustice, that it has done nothing but bring famine and plight to the lands that it touches. Some Capitalists may smile when they see how some workers obtain an amount of luxury money between $20 to $200 a month. They may say, "So, you see! They can get by in our system with making enough money to live." But the worker who works 15 hours a day, sleeps 8 hours, and does what he wants with his $30 of monthly leisure money in one hour -- is this anything to be proud of in a system? It is quite disturbing that the lowest class in our society produces the goods that it can never taste. They build the cars, the palaces, the expensive clothing, yet they barely make enough for themselves to live. This "success" of Capitalism is simply providing people with enough money for slaving 12, 13, or 14 hours a day. Socialism is not at all about slavery. Providing the working class with what they need to survive -- food, shelter, clothing -- is only a fraction of what Socialism is about. It is also about providing the workers with a significant amount of money so that they can taste the fruits of the society that they themselves have made! Some media figures may praise war and Imperialism, all the while constantly referring to the blessing of freedom that comes with Capitalism. Such individuals can be seen as kindly rewarded by the Capitalist class which they defend. These media figures may boast constantly of the wealthiest nations on the world, but only a glance at such nations will provide the viewer with the knowledge that such media figures strictly refer to the Capitalist class. If we were to look into the neighborhoods, the apartments, the alleyways, we don't find wealth. We find poverty, unemployment, homelessness -- all products of Capitalism. Yet it will still be boasted that Capitalism is the origin of wealth, when in fact, it allows employers to pay such a low and terrible wage to its workers. The Proletariat, needing food and water and shelter like any other human being, will sell their blood if it keeps them alive, and so this has been the system that has been in place for centuries. When we look at the Third World nations, and the exploitation of their working masses from our "civilized" nations, we find that there is not a single iota of decency. Profit is the only objective of these corporations, and if it is through brutal, cruel, and inhumane manners that such an objective is reached, then so be it -- this is the attitude of our Capitalist class. The managers of factories will beat their workers, forcing them to go without water, all through a 14 hour day, and then a Capitalist may explain to the working masses that "greed is good." So ignorant are the Capitalist philosophers that they believe that if the rights of everyone were put into the hands of the greediest, that we would have ourselves a utopia. If they were so open-minded as to open their eyes, they would find that the conditions of the worker or awful, and that the Capitalist system must be overthrown by any means possible. There are some who say that what happens in Third World nations today cannot happen in the United States, but it already has happened....
Still, the conditions of today's world are not much more desirable. In 1974, the Capitalist class (per household) was making over $125,000 annually (in 1966 dollars); in 1987, the Capitalist class (per household) was making over $160,000 annually (in 1966 dollars); and in 1995, the Capitalist class (per household) was making over $200,000 annually (1966 dollars). However, from 1966 to 1995, the middle class have been making little over $25,000 annually (1966 dollars), and from 1966 to 1995, the poor class have been making little over $8,000 annually (1966 dollars) and that figure has remained virtually unchanged for that time period. From 1966 to 1995, the Capitalist class had an increase in over $75,000 (1966 dollars) yet the other classes have not been getting an increase of income at all. [Source: U.S. Census Bureau, historical income and poverty data.] Roughly 20% of the children in the United States are living in below poverty conditions. [Source: Urban Institute.] What we find in the United States, in 1980, is that top 1% of the United States of America owns more than 25% of all the wealth in the nation, while the poorest 20% of the nation do not even own 1% of the wealth. [Source: U.S. Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. Quoted from Contemporary Macroeconomics, by Milton H. Spencer, Worth Publishers, Inc., Fourth Edition, page 45.] Some people refer to the system of Capitalism as a celebration of human creativity and others refer to it as a proclamation of liberty in the face of tyranny. This rhetoric does nothing for the millions of starving workers who do not have enough money to feed their children. Anyone who lies for Capitalism by defending it is either supported by Capitalism or simply ignorant of the facts. I will call Capitalism what it surely is: legal plunder, and a desecration of human dignity in all its forms. The mining industry made 174.5 billion in 1997 and paid its workers only 20.9 billion -- each worker was paid 12% of the wealth they produced. The metal mining industry made 11.5 billion and paid its workers only 2.1 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The coal mining industry made 24.0 billion and paid its workers 4.1 billion -- each worker was paid only 17% of the wealth they produced. The Oil & Gas Extraction industry made 122.1 billion and paid its workers 11.1 billion -- each worker was paid 9% of the wealth they produced. The nonmetallic minerals, except fuels, industry made 16.8 billion and paid its workers 3.5 billion -- each worker was paid only 20% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The construction industry made 834.8 billion and paid its workers 171.0 billion -- each worker was paid 20% of the wealth they produced. The general building contractors made 365.6 billion and paid its workers 39.9 billion -- each worker was paid 10% of the wealth they produced. The heavy construction made 127.0 billion and paid its workers 29.2 billion -- each worker was paid 22% of the wealth they produced. The special trade contractors made 342.4 billion and paid its workers 101.9 billion -- each worker was paid 29% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The manufacturing industry made 3,958.1 billion and paid its workers 595.7 billion -- each worker was paid 15% of the wealth they produced. The food and kindred products made 480.8 billion and paid its workers 42.9 billion -- each worker was paid 8% of the wealth they produced. The numbers from the Tobacco industry are withheld.. The textile mill products made 82.4 billion and paid its workers 13.7 billion -- each worker was paid 16% of the wealth they produced. The apparel & other textile industries made 81.2 billion and paid its workers 15.4 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The lumber & wood products made 111.9 billion and paid its workers 18.7 billion -- each worker was paid 16% of the wealth they produced. The furniture & fixtures industry made 61.5 billion and paid its workers 13.3 billion -- each worker was paid 21% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the paper and allied products industry are withheld. The printing & publishing industry made 210.9 billion and paid its workers 50.1 billion -- each worker was paid 23% of the wealth they produced. The chemicals & allied products industry made 400.1 billion and paid its workers 37.2 billion -- each worker was paid 9% of the wealth they produced. The petroleum & coal products industry made 175.8 billion and paid its workers 5.5 billion -- each worker was paid 3% of the wealth they produce. The rubber & miscellaneous plastics industry made 160.7 billion and paid its workers 30.3 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the leather and leather products industry are withheld. The stone, clay, & glass products industry made 87.2 billion and paid its workers 16.3 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The primary metal industries made 188.7 billion and paid its workers 26.8 billion -- each worker was paid 14% of the wealth they produced. The fabricated metal industries made 231.7 billion and paid its workers 50.9 billion -- each worker was paid 21% of the wealth they produced. The industrial machinery & equipment industry made 407.4 billion and paid its workers 74.6 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The electronic & other electric equipment industry made 348.6 billion and paid its workers 58.3 billion -- each worker was paid 16% of the wealth they produced. The transportation equipment industry made 515.9 billion and paid its workers 68.3 billion -- each worker was paid 13% of the wealth they produced. The numbers from the instruments and related products industry are withheld. The miscellaneous manufacturing products industry made 51.0 billion and paid its workers 10.6 billion -- each worker was paid 20% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The transportation and public utilities industry made 1,143.9 billion and paid its workers 199.7 billion -- each worker was paid 17% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the local and interurban passenger transit are withheld. The trucking and warehousing industry made 197.3 billion and paid its workers 55.7 billion -- each worker was paid 28% of the wealth they produced. The water transportation industry made 35.2 billion and paid its workers 6.3 billion -- each worker was paid 17% of the wealth they produced. The transportation by air industry made 47.4 billion and paid its worker 10.4 billion -- each worker was paid 21% of the wealth they produced. The pipelines, except natural gas, industry made 7.2 billion and paid its workers 0.8 billion -- each worker was paid 11% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the transportation services industry are withheld. The communications industry made 349.2 billion and paid its workers 64.0 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The electric, gas, & sanitary services industry made 447.9 billion and paid its workers 41.9 billion -- each worker was paid 9% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The wholesale trade industry made 4,235.4 billion and paid its workers 234.5 billion -- each worker was paid 5% of the wealth they produced. The durable goods industry made 2,299.5 billion and paid its workers 147.7 billion -- each worker was paid 6% of the wealth they produced. The non-durable goods industry made 1,935.9 billion and paid its workers 86.8 billion -- each worker was paid 4% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The retail trade industry made 2,545.9 billion and paid its workers 290.5 billion -- each worker was paid 11% of the wealth they produced. The building materials and garden supplies industry made 146.2 billion and paid its workers 16.7 billion -- each worker was paid 11% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the general merchandise industry are withheld. The food stores industry made 416.0 billion and paid its workers 42.8 billion -- each worker was paid 10% of the wealth they produced. The automotive dealers & service station industry made 788.2 billion and paid its workers 55.5 billion -- each worker was paid 7% of the wealth they produced. The apparel & accessory store industry made 116.6 billion and paid its workers 13.6 billion -- each worker was paid 11% of the wealth they produced. The home furniture, furnishings, & equipment industry made 136.1 billion and paid its workers 16.3 billion -- each worker was paid 11% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the eating & drinking places industry are withheld. The miscellaneous retail industry made 365.9 billion and paid its workers 45.4 billion -- each worker was paid 12% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The finance, insurance, and real estate industry made 2,474.9 billion and paid its workers 308.2 billion -- each worker was paid 12% of the wealth they produced. The numbers of the financial institutions industry are withheld. The numbers of the non-depository institutions industry are withheld. The numbers of the security & commodity brokers industry are withheld. The insurance carriers industry made 997.4 billion and paid its workers 66.8 billion -- each worker was paid 6% of the wealth they produced. The insurance agents, brokers, & services industry made 75.3 billion and paid its workers 25.5 billion -- each worker was paid 33% of the wealth they produced. The real estate industry made 180.1 billion and paid its workers 33.5 billion -- each worker was paid 18% of the wealth they produced. The holding & other investment offices industry made 138.7 billion and paid its workers 14.4 billion -- each worker was paid 10% of the wealth they produced. [See Appendix A for more information.] The services (taxable firms only) industry made 1,843.8 billion and paid its workers 688.9 billion -- each worker was paid 37% of the wealth they produced. The hotels & other lodging places industry made 97.9 billion and paid its workers 26.6 billion -- each worker was paid 27% of the wealth they produced. The personal services industry made 53.1 billion and paid its worker 17.8 billion -- each worker was paid 33% of the wealth they produced. The business services industry made 528.5 billion and paid its workers 211.5 billion -- each worker was paid 40% of the wealth they produced. The auto repair, services, and parking industry made 99.6 billion and paid its workers 22.6 billion -- each worker was paid 22% of the wealth they produced. The miscellaneous repair services industry made 37.3 billion and paid its workers 11.4 billion -- each worker was paid 30% of the wealth they produced. The motion pictures industry made 67.9 billion and paid its workers 13.8 billion -- each worker was paid 20% of the wealth they produced. The amusement & recreation services industry made 81.8 billion and paid its workers 24.7 billion -- each worker was paid 30% of the wealth they produced. The health services industry made 398.5 billion and paid its workers 173.5 billion -- each worker was paid 43% of the wealth they produced. The legal services industry made 122.6 billion and paid its workers 47.4 billion -- each worker was paid 38% of the wealth they produced. The educational services industry made 12.4 billion and paid its workers 4.2 billion -- each worker was paid 33% of the wealth they produced. The social services industry made 18.9 billion paid its workers 8.0 billion -- each worker was paid 42% of the wealth they produced. The museums, botanical, zoological gardens industry made 0.4 billion and paid its workers 0.1 billion -- each worker was paid 25% of the wealth they produced. The membership organizations made 2.0 billion and paid its workers 0.7 billion -- each worker was paid 35% of the wealth produced. The engineering & management services industry made 302.0 billion and paid its workers 121.7 billion -- each worker was paid 40%. The numbers of the services not elsewhere classified industry are unavailable. [See Appendix A for more information.] Although it is true that workers are only being paid a small fraction of the wealth they produce, it is important to understand that these numbers alone cannot be taken as accurate. For example, the mining industry statistic: "The mining industry made 174.5 billion in 1997 and paid its workers only 20.9 billion -- each worker was paid 12% of the wealth they produced." This information is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $40,820.31 per year, or $19.62 per hour for full time workers. This is, indeed, an incredibly high number and often times, even managers will make little over $10 an hour. The construction industry statistic: "The construction industry made 834.8 billion and paid its workers 171.0 billion -- each worker was paid 20% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $30,716.72 per year, or $14.76 per hour for full time workers. The manufacturing industry statistic: "The manufacturing industry made 3,958.1 billion and paid its workers 595.7 billion -- each worker was paid 15% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $33,929.48 per year, or $16.31 per hour for full time workers. The transportation and public utilities industry statistic: "The transportation and public utilities industry made 1,143.9 billion and paid its workers 199.7 billion -- each worker was paid 17% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $35,102.21 per year, or $16.87 per hour for full time workers. The wholesale trade industry statistic: "The wholesale trade industry made 4,235.4 billion and paid its workers 234.5 billion -- each worker was paid 5% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $36,025.37 per year, or $17.31 per hour for full time workers. The retail trade industry statistic: "The retail trade industry made 2,545.9 billion and paid its workers 290.5 billion -- each worker was paid 11% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $13,724.90 per year, or $6.59 per hour for full time workers. The finance, insurance, and real estate industry statistic: "The finance, insurance, and real estate industry made 2,474.9 billion and paid its workers 308.2 billion -- each worker was paid 12% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $42,136.63 per year, or $20.25 for full time workers. The services (taxable firms only) industry statistic: "The services (taxable firms only) industry made 1,843.8 billion and paid its workers 688.9 billion -- each worker was paid 37% of the wealth they produced." This is based on the assumption that each worker (including entry level) was paid, on average, $27,252.51 per year, or $13.10 per hour for full time workers. What we find is that workers, on average, are sometimes being paid four to ten times the minimum wage. However, these statistics are misleading. They would lead the reader to believe that each worker was being paid around that amount. Instead, in an investigation, we find an elitist class of workers who are, in themselves, also Capitalists and owners of capital. However, since they are employed by corporations and companies, they appear on the annual payroll, as does their salary. Robert M. Delvin, for example, is Chairman, President, and CEO of American General Corporation. He is an employee, but in one year, he made $45,024,122. If he worked for the mining industry, where every worker is paid on average $40,820.31 per year, or $19.62 per hour, then that would mean that for him, there are 1,494 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the construction industry, where every worker is paid on average $30,716.72 per year, or $14.76 per hour for full time workers, then that would mean that for him, there are 2,249 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the manufacturing industry, then that would mean that for him, there are 1,940 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the transportation and public utilities industry, then that would mean that for him, there are 1,840 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the wholesale trade industry, then that would mean that for him, there are 1,775 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the retail trade industry, then that would mean that for him, there are 14,900 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the finance, insurance, and real estate industry, then that would mean that for him, there are 1,430 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. If Delvin worked for the services (taxable firms only) industry, then that would mean that for him, there are 2,720 full time workers that are being paid $5.15 per hour. This is, of course, all based on the average wage of workers and figuring in the wage of Delvin (or other high-paid executives). Delvin is not the only highly paid executive in the United States. Michael D. Capellas, President And CEO of Compaq Computer Corp., made $36,873,239 in one year. Eugene M. Isenberg, Chairman and CEO of Nabors Industries, made $28,562,719 in one year. Archie W. Dunham, Chairman, President, and CEO of Conoco, made $24,960,366 in one year. Chuck Watson, Chairman and CEO of Dynegy, made $23,228,239 in one year. Kenneth Lay, Chairman and CEO of Enron Corp., made $21,189,762 in one year. A. Maurice Myers, Chairman and CEO of Waste Management, made $21,048,991 in one year. William Wise, President and CEO of El Paso Energy Corp., made $20,207,341 in one year. Jon P. Newton, Vice Chairman of American General Corp., made $18,020,000 in one year. Joseph Sutton, Vice Chairman of Enron Corp., made $17,864,387 in one year. Max Watson Jr., Chairman and CEO of BMC Software, made $16,868,901 in one year. Jeffrey Skilling, President and COO of Enron Corp., made $16,748,043 in one year. Charles E. Hurwitz, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Maxxam, made $15,645,237 in one year. Anthony G. Petrello, President and COO of Nabors Industries, made $14,760,659 in one year. Stephen Bergstrom, President and COO of Dynegy, made $14,635,884 in one year. R. L. Waltrip, Chairman and CEO of Service Corporation International, made $14,537,529 in one year. Michael J. Larson, SVP and Group GM - Consumer Group of Compaq Computer Corp., made $14,195,790 in one year. Robert J. Allison, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corp., made $13,469,615 in one year. John Kelly, President and COO of Crown Castle International Corp., made $12,401,690 in one year. Ted Miller Jr., CEO and Chairman of Crown Castle International Corp., made $11,729,737 in one year. In fact, it is not unusual at all for the average salary of CEOs to be anywhere between $800,000 to $1,000,000 per year, accompanied with a range of options, perks, stock awards, incentives, salary bonus, cash bonus, extra payments, among other things, it is quite easy to see how some Chief Executive Officers are capable of making millions and millions each year. [Source: The Houston Chronicle.] There is, of course, to be taken into consideration the other forms of capital. It is true that only the workers work the machinery and they are paid less than the overall revenue, because electricity, heat, water, machinery, among other forms of capital, must also be paid for. However, how much, exactly, do wages make up when it comes to capital expenditure? 45% of the expenditure of merchant wholesale industry was on payroll. 46% of the expenditure of retail trade industry was on payroll. 40% of the expenditure of the lodging industry was on payroll. 51% of the expenditure of business services industry was on payroll. 51% of the expenditure of health services was on payroll. And 52% of the expenditure of legal services was on payroll. Other expenses are as follows.... Merchant Wholesale Industry: Other - 34%, Advertising - 4%, Rent - 5%, Depreciation - 5%, Fringe benefits - 8%. Retail Trade Industry: Other - 26%, Advertising - 6%, Rent - 9%, Depreciation - 5%, Fringe benefits - 8%. Lodging Industry: Other - 33%, Utilities - 5%, Rent - 4%, Depreciation - 9%, Fringe benefits - 9%. Business Services Industry: Other - 27%, Rent - 4%, Depreciation - 5%, Contract labor - 5%, Fringe benefits - 8% Health Services Industry: Other - 29%, Rent - 3%, Depreciation - 4%, Contract labor - 3%, Fringe benefits - 10%. Legal Services Industry: Other - 27%, Office Supplies - 2%, Telephone - 2%, Rent - 10%, Fringe benefits - 8%. Payroll expenses vary from 40% to 52%. Advertising expenses vary from 4% to 6%. Rent expenses vary from 3% to 10%. Depreciation expenses vary from 4% to 9%. Fringe benefits expenses vary from 8% to 10%. Utility expenses vary from 0% to 5%. Contract labor expenses vary from 3% to 5%. Office supply expenses vary from 0% to 2%. Telephone expenses vary from 0% to 2%. And other expenses vary from 26% to 34%. So, it is clearly seen, that payroll expenses make up, basically, half of the total expenses for industries -- some a little less and some a little more. Section III: Conclusion We find that workers are underpaid unbelievably. It is through their own work that society should be granted the fruits of an industrial society, and yet we can see fully that companies and their owners are in fact the individuals who gain the profit of such toils. We see that only a fraction of actual wealth goes into the pocket of the workers who make that wealth! Class War is the conclusion of such economical struggles. Whereas the Capitalist class uses its profit to find new places to invest in, so that they may grow richer and richer, the poor class continues in its journey for the conquest of bread. The complete extremes of wealth, the starving poor and the gluttonous rich, is what is called Capitalism. It produces the vices of brutality and ignorance, and then endeavors so much to refer to itself as freedom. With such slogans as, "Greed is good," or "Self interest helps everyone," we are told everyday that it is through Capitalism that we are supplied with liberty and wealth. There is little liberty laying across the crusts of bread, though; there is only the stench of lies to support the abominable and treacherous thing called the Capitalist system. There can be no justification for the exploitation that occurs. By throwing the worker into the abyss of ill usage and providing him with only the crumbs of his labors, the Capitalist asserts that he is an important part of society. With the oncoming of fairness and justice, and thus the oncoming of Socialism, the vestiges of society, these Capitalists, will be evicted. For they are little more than criminals, as they can claim to have produced nothing, but have exploited every worker. The lash of tyranny and the whip of oppression are the tools used by Capitalists. By beating down the workers, and continually asserting that they deserve nothing more than bread crumbs, the Capitalist has maintained their power and has maintained control of the factories, the farms, the stores, the means of production -- the tools that the Proletariat use everyday to create the wealth that feeds the upper class. And it is this, exploitation, tyranny, ruthlessness, oppression, and brutality that are inherent parts of the Capitalist system, and they must be destroyed, as anything which is unjust must be destroyed. Resources Delvin Calculations... (($5.15 Yearly Wage * Amount of Non-CEO Workers) + Delvin's Wage / All Workers = Average Wage of Worker The mining industry... The construction industry... The manufacturing industry... The transportation and public utilities industry... The wholesale trade industry... The retail trade industry... The finance, insurance, and real estate industry... The services (taxable firms only) industry... Appendix A: 1997 Business Statistics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics, Core Business Stastitics Series, EC97X-C52, issued June 2000. Appendix B: Business Expenditure Merchant Wholesale Retail Trade Lodging Business Services Health Services Other - 29%Rent - 3% Depreciation - 4% Contract labor - 3% Fringe benefits - 10% Payroll - 51% Legal Services Source: Business Expenses, 1997 Economic Census, Company Statistic Series, 1997, Issued December 2000, EC97CS-8, US CENSUS BUREAU, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU.
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