According to Karl Marx, the __________ are the exploited working class who are without power.

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Karl Marx distinguished between two main social classes in capitalist societies—the bourgeoisie (the capitalists who own the means of production) and the proletariat (the workers who sell their labor to the capitalists). Marx argued that the bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat because they are able to pay them less than the value of the goods and services they produce, thereby generating profits for themselves. The proletariat, without access to the means of production, are dependent on the capitalists for employment and lack power and control over their working conditions and wages.

According to Karl Marx, the __________ Are the Exploited Working