This particular work outlined class struggles in the industrial age and how they affected the deterioration of the economy. Unlike Carnegie, Marx cared about the working class and their struggles that they faced day in and day out. Due to industrialization, Marx believed that two different classes resulted: which he identified as the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The proletariat consisted of the typical worker, while the bourgeoisie was a higher class person such as a doctor, professional, etc. Marx states: “Of all the classes facing the bourgeoisie today, only the proletariat is a truly revolutionary class… it is its special and essential product.” (Jacobo 465). Marx clearly revolutionizes Carnegie's perception that the common man has no way of becoming rich. Instead, it emphasizes that the proletarian class plays an important role in improving the economy. Marx believed that the elimination of private property would end competition. Ending competition between all classes would help repair working class struggles. If competition were ignored, then all classes could work together to help improve social class or stature in society. Marx favored a democratic society in which all members of the community could come together and have equal access to diverse opportunities. According to Marx, “When…capital is
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