Many workers could not do anything to help themselves, but instead struggled and fought against one another for higher wages, more power, and a better life. The bourgeoise had no problem in the socioeconomic sense, and this was in part due to how they treated the proletariat. They underpaid them, made them work long hours and perform intense labor, only to keep the majority of the money to support themselves and their families and become even more rich. The workers would work from before sunrise to past sunset, and struggled to survive in the harsh, capitalistic economy with a focus on efficiency at all costs. There was an imbalance in power, which lead to an imbalance in wealth as well as quality of life. In a rapidly-expanding, economically developing America during the industrial revolution, work and life were horrid for the working class, due to being overworked, having greedy bosses, and the uneven distribution of wealth between the bourgeoisie and …show more content…
After Americans set up a minimum wage and hour restrictions to help the American worker, many businesses found other ways to increase their economic efficiency. Rather than have Americans to produce and manufacture goods as once was post 1850, many companies would rather outsource to poor countries throughout the world, such as India, Bangladesh, etc,. These countries typically have many citizens living similar lives to the proletariat during the Industrial era, underpaid, overworked, and with very little control. Therefore, the Proletariat in America has not changed much, but rather found other means of sustaining their financial