How does the widespread ownership of stock in corporations by Americans obscure the relationship between Marx's two social classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?

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The owner of stock in a company is a part-owner of the company. Most people who own stock also work for someone else, so they share characteristics with both the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. By pooling their resources, stockholders (who are also workers) can greatly influence the direction a corporation takes in business. The fact that there are a number of worker-owned and worker-controlled corporations demonstrates the overlap between members of the bourgeoisie and members of the proletariat.

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