The owning class inside capitalism lead lives completely divorced from that of the working class who produce all their wealth. The multi-millionaire Ted Turner is a case in point. "Turner and his third wife Jane Fonda divorced in 2001, after 10 years of marriage, and the Oscar-winning actress has been replaced in his personal life by a complicated arrangement involving a quartet of other women. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter the media mogul and philanthropist, who owns 28 homes including 14 ranches, said a week per month for each girlfriend was "pretty much the general rule." (Daily Telegraph, 1 March) Not content with a different house every fortnight he swops wifes every week. RD
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