My mom told me to quit going out with that proletariat girl.
Hey give me that copy of Gallery, it's the magazine for looking at proletariat chicks.
Hey give me that copy of Gallery, it's the magazine for looking at proletariat chicks.
by Joe Iron February 1, 2008
Get the proletariat mug.Another word for working class. Often used in a derogatory sense for people who sell their ability to work, rather than a finished or half-product. The means of production which they use are owned by someone else, they work for a set wage rather than a profit. Proletariat (litt. 'those who only have their children') is usually associated with factory workers. Working under dismal circumstances. But in many non-industrialised countries, those working in a factory and referred to as 'proletariat' regard this work as a huge step up from working on the farm, which in turn is a huge improvement over subsistence farming.
This example deals with the Eurorean Union, in particular the Euro area. Some character sets do not display the euro symbol corretly. You will see '€' in its stead.
A shirt is sold for €12. The sales tax is between €2 and €3 depending on the country, the shopkeeper doubles or even triples his/her purchase price to arrive at the sales price. He tells us that this is to cover his costs, which include his director's salary and perks. At best, €5 is available for the earlier steps in the production chain, at worst €3.
The middle man tries for as high a margin as he can get.
Workers - deemed 'the proletariat' - are paid €0.50 per shirt made, the cotton costs another €0.50 a shirt. The garment boss spends €1 on shipping, €0.50 on protecting his business (includes bribes where needed), and €0.25 on premises and admin. The boss makes €0.25 a shirt, double that if he is 'well-connected'.
Ironically, the shop with the higher margin must buy lower priced goods to compete on price with more efficient shops. These are likely goods which the middle man must have found harder to sell at a higher price.
Something may well be wrong here, but please, don't ask me to point out what ... the workers are free to remain farm hands, or subsistence farmers, yet choose the factory, thus keeping the cost of labour low; planned systems where appointees decide how many shirts people want and what these will look like do not seem to have been all that successful?
A shirt is sold for €12. The sales tax is between €2 and €3 depending on the country, the shopkeeper doubles or even triples his/her purchase price to arrive at the sales price. He tells us that this is to cover his costs, which include his director's salary and perks. At best, €5 is available for the earlier steps in the production chain, at worst €3.
The middle man tries for as high a margin as he can get.
Workers - deemed 'the proletariat' - are paid €0.50 per shirt made, the cotton costs another €0.50 a shirt. The garment boss spends €1 on shipping, €0.50 on protecting his business (includes bribes where needed), and €0.25 on premises and admin. The boss makes €0.25 a shirt, double that if he is 'well-connected'.
Ironically, the shop with the higher margin must buy lower priced goods to compete on price with more efficient shops. These are likely goods which the middle man must have found harder to sell at a higher price.
Something may well be wrong here, but please, don't ask me to point out what ... the workers are free to remain farm hands, or subsistence farmers, yet choose the factory, thus keeping the cost of labour low; planned systems where appointees decide how many shirts people want and what these will look like do not seem to have been all that successful?
by Economic Liberal July 20, 2008
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An act of sexual intercourse performed by beau and michelle. Which includes two people having fun in the sack and making sweet sweet geanili love.
Dietal"Look at those two obeseties bang......thats disgusting"
Bonk"yea my forehead is telling me its called the piglet hop."
Bonk"yea my forehead is telling me its called the piglet hop."
by christalpher December 3, 2004
Get the Piglet Hop mug.The sexual act when a man wraps his genitalia in a crepe and covers it with a condom. After proceeding to have sex with the women, he pulls the cummy crepe out of the condom and shoves it down her throat.
After I gave marie the sticky piglet last night, she was gagging for 5 minutes...but at least she wasn't hungry anymore!
by johnshmoit November 25, 2009
Get the sticky piglet mug.a piglet groove is when the band piglet plays a part in their songs that just makes you want to move. it happens atleast one time in every song. the band is able to do this so often because they are the shit. listen to a few songs, and you will truly understand what a piglet groove is.
guy 1: dude you know that part in "little bubble where are you going" around 1:32?
guy 2: yeah dude that part kicks ass it is such an ill piglet groove
guy 2: yeah dude that part kicks ass it is such an ill piglet groove
by diostrio August 30, 2009
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Get the Moist Piglets mug.When you are driving around (usually in the southern United States) and you see a bunch of filthy, degenerate, inbread, hillbilly kids all playing around in a festering pool of shit water.
Cody: God damn look at that pile of ditch piglets over there in that sewage drain!
Alex: Pull over, lets get the shovel out of the back of this truck so we can go cut their heads off. Weee’s havin’ piggy pie for dinner tonight!!!
Alex: Pull over, lets get the shovel out of the back of this truck so we can go cut their heads off. Weee’s havin’ piggy pie for dinner tonight!!!
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