The Distribution of Political Power is Determined by the Power Over Production

[Sugarnotch]

Could someone explain this to me? I feel like I'm missing something, but how exactly is this statement so?

I'm thinking that it has to do with corporate endorsements to political parties. If those are dissolved, how does the power over capital render political power?

[Hit The North]

The class that rules economically, also rules politically. This can be through the power economic organisations wield over political agenda setting as well as the fact that those who control the political process are mostly drawn from the ranks of the bourgeoisie.

In the USA, this is apparent in the lobby system where corporate power dominates and also in the fact that anyone standing for the Presidency needs a huge amount of capital at their disposal. In the UK, the current coalition government consists largely of members drawn from expensive and prestigious private schools which provide a system of self-recruitment for Britain's elite.

This article (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/a-government-of-straight-white-privately-educated-men-2045899.html) gives a nice breakdown of the social origins of the current UK government.