The kind of class struggle between the capitalists and the working class described by Marx is without a doubt, still at work in present-day capitalist society. Although the extent to which his predictions are validated varies from one society to the next, the general theoretical framework that he explains is prevalent in many of the conditions that are present in our society. While it is important to acknowledge that the capitalist system in 1848 when the …showed first 75 words of 591 total…

…showed last 75 words of 591 total…this meant longer hours for us, but also more money as well. To cut a long story short, things turned sour when I found myself painting all day almost everyday, only to find out that others were working much less, but getting paid the same amounts. Most of the others were paid an hourly rate regardless of the size of the job and they were able to alternate workdays since there were more of them.