Practice Scenario SuperValu has decided to ask all of its workers to accept a 10% decrease in their wages. The managers have asked their workers to do this so that they can save money on wages and provide more products for the public.

What is the interest of the bourgeoisie in this scenario? What is the interest of the proletariat?

Real Scenario #1 P. Diddy’s personal assistant was chosen last week on “I Want to Work for Diddy.” Despite the job being closely akin to slavery and the many, many hours of work thousands of people applied

for the position and did their best to appease P. Diddy. Why? What is the interest of the bourgeoisie in this case (P. Diddy) and what is the interest of the proletariat (the personal assistants)?