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The Working Class

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The working class earns from labor that is typically hourly, more closely supervised, and less protected against interruption than salaried work.

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A clinic visit requires missing a shift, and missing a shift costs the day's pay.

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The distinction is control over one's work and its security, not the difficulty of the work.