Class in America

I don't think that Mantsios makes a case that the wealthy are exploiting the poor. The definition of exploit is "to make full use of and derive benefit from". He doesn't make the point that the poor are being exploited, but instead points out the differences between the two classes. It can be assumed that the wealthy are exploiting the poor, but he shows no data to support that. He does point out what advantages the wealthy has, but does not argue that they are using the poor to their advantage. It could be interpreted that the poor are being exploited because the people who have money and power are not doing anything to help the problem. It could also be seen as that classes are a natural function of economic, political, and social society in which we live in. Mantsios does not make an argument that the rich are exploiting the poor. However, I do believe that the rich are making no efforts to help this issue and I do not see that as exploitation.