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Here's a related term: Bourgeoisie: Definition of BOURGEOIS
Leftist movements are all about class struggle. They conveniently forget that in Western Civilization you have the freedom and opportunity to better yourself if you desire. Economic classes aren't fixed. Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon all started in garages. If your only skill is to flip burgers and you don't want to better yourself then you only deserve to get what the market will pay. If you want better you have to do something to make it happen, but we have a couple of generations now that have been taoght that they are owed something by "the rich".
The current pandering by politicians is to raise minimum wage to $15. Historically a raise in minimum wage, due to the law of supply and demand, is that inflation eats up the spending power advantage in less than a year. Raising the minimum wage from $7.50 to $15.00 (round numbers) will cause a $1 item to cost $2 by the end of the first year.
The rest of us, though, who took chances and made sacrifices still get to pay those inflated prices and our earnings will not double. It's effectively a pay cut and a punishment for those of us who worked hard to get ahead. But at least a few politicians got votes so they can continue their wrecking ball attacks on our freedoms in order to increase their control and power over the rest of us,
Exactly what politicians do, pander to the gullible masses, promise them free stuff and they get money & elected or re-elected.