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The 3 Economic Castes
Nature is hierarchical. Some organisms are stronger, others are weaker. Some organisms are more intelligent, others are less intelligent. Some organisms are more powerful, others are less powerful. In the animal world, some organisms are predators, others are prey.
Human society, in accordance to nature, is also hierarchical. Some humans are stronger, more intelligent, and more powerful than others. Some humans are more knowledgeable and skilled than others. Some humans possess more talent than others. Some humans are more creative than others. And some humans are wealthier than others.
This article will focus on the economic hierarchy of human society, examining the wealth and power differential between different economic castes.
An economic caste is defined by how the caste derives its wealth. The three economic castes are the owners, the skilled workers, and the unskilled workers. Owners derive their wealth from what they own. Skilled workers derive their wealth by exchanging skilled labor for it. Unskilled workers derive their wealth by exchanging unskilled labor for it.
The owners are at the top of the economic hierarchy with the most wealth and power, the skilled workers are in the middle of the economic hierarchy with middle levels of wealth and power, and the unskilled workers are at the bottom of the economic hierarchy…
