Our latest episode is a fun one, responding to the chorus of whingers and sooks from the business class (though they call themselves ‘founders’ and ‘entrepreneurs’), crying about having a few of their tax dodges taken away. We explain why they’re full of shit, why Labor can barely defend their own measures, and how much further socialists want to go in taxing the rich (and expropriating them).
In our second segment we explain the Marxist theory of the middle classes. We thought it’d be pertinent given all this petty bourgeois whining! We get into the weeds with this segment, answering important questions like who counts as middle class, why is the petty bourgeoisie the social base of fascism, and how useful is the theory of the “professional managerial class”?
Want to read more?
Labor’s budget and the ruling class backlash:
- “Business community has a big sook” by Sarah Garnham in Red Flag
- “So much budget bluster” by Tom Bramble in Red Flag
The middle classes:
- “Who’s middle class” by Diane Fieldes in Red Flag
- Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution, volume 2: The politics of Social Classes by Hal Draper (Read this classic ff you really want to nerd out about the Marxist theory of social classes, including the middle classes)
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