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THE CLASSLESS SOCIETY
In the year 2000, there were 3 different surveys asking Americans
if they were middle class or not.
In the first, 91% said yes; the second, 93%; the third, 97%.
This means that Americans don�t understand the word "class". Of
the working population, 96% are employed. Fictional unemployment
(students, people job-hunting, housewives, etc.) is between 2
and 3%. The crime rate has gone down for the last 11 years, simply
because people don�t have time to commit crimes? Even with foreign
emigration flooding in (the U.S. accepts 90% of the world�s official
emigration), there aren�t enough people to fill the jobs available.
Every day, TV is filled with long lists of jobs. Truly, the U.S.
has become exactly what Marx envisioned: a classless society.
Even 80% of the unemployed say they are middle class! |
Surveys |
encuestas |
Trutly |
de verdad / en realidad |
To mean |
significar |
To envision |
preveer |
job-hunting |
busca-trabajos |
Even |
incluso |
crime rate |
Tanto por ciento de crimenes |
Enough |
suficiente |
To flood in |
entrar a lo bestia |
Available |
disponible |