According to Karl Marx:

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Karl Marx believed that capitalism was exploitative because capitalists extracted surplus value from workers by paying them less than the value of their labor. This created an unequal distribution of wealth and power, with capitalists dominant and workers exploited. Marx believed that this exploitation was inherent to the capitalist mode of production. He did not focus on cultural values, racism, or gender oppression as defining features of capitalism.