According to Forbes magazine, the richest people in the world are Bill Gates (cofounder of Microsoft Corporation) and Amancio Ortega (founder of the Zara clothing line). In Wright's Marxian model, these men would be members of the______________ class.

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According to Marx, the capitalist class owns the means of production and exploits the working class for profit. Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega are both billionaires who own major corporations and derive their wealth from the exploitation of their workers. Therefore, they would be classified as members of the capitalist class.

According to Forbes Magazine, the Richest People in the World