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The proletariat is the social class of wage-earners, those members of a society whose only possession of significant economic value is their labour power (their capacity to work). A member of such a class is a proletarian.

Marxism considers the proletariat to be oppressed by capitalism, forced to accept meager wages in return for operating the means of production, which belong to the class of business owners, the bourgeoisie. Marx claimed that this oppression gives the proletariat common economic and political interests that transcend national boundaries, impelling them to unite and take over power from the capitalist class, and eventually to create a communist society free from class distinctions.

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	The '''proletariat''' is the [[social class]] of [[Wage ~~labor~~\|wage-earners]], those members of a society whose only possession of significant economic value is their [[labour power]] (their capacity to work). A member of such a class is a '''proletarian'''.		The '''proletariat''' is the [[social class]] of [[Wage slavery\|wage-earners]], those members of a society whose only possession of significant economic value is their [[labour power]] (their capacity to work). A member of such a class is a '''proletarian'''.

	[[Marxism]] considers the proletariat to be oppressed by [[capitalism]], forced to accept meager wages in return for operating the [[means of production]], which belong to the class of business owners, the [[bourgeoisie]]. Marx claimed that this oppression gives the proletariat [[Workers of the world, unite!\|common economic and political interests]] that transcend national boundaries, impelling them to unite and [[Dictatorship of the proletariat\|take over power]] from the capitalist class, and eventually to create a [[Communism\|communist]] society free from class distinctions.		[[Marxism]] considers the proletariat to be oppressed by [[capitalism]], forced to accept meager wages in return for operating the [[means of production]], which belong to the class of business owners, the [[bourgeoisie]]. Marx claimed that this oppression gives the proletariat [[Workers of the world, unite!\|common economic and political interests]] that transcend national boundaries, impelling them to unite and [[Dictatorship of the proletariat\|take over power]] from the capitalist class, and eventually to create a [[Communism\|communist]] society free from class distinctions.