But it also keeps the workers exploited in the economic sense. Take the ongoing and devastating effects of capitalist restructuring. The restructuring is based on U.S. imperialism's drive to remain the top economic, political and military power in the world. This drive for economic supremacy has pushed the U.S. capitalist class to seek greater profits. To understand the economics of racism, it is necessary to look at some fundamental aspects of capitalist production.
Capitalism is the rule of capital.
It is not just about money. Money is essentially the medium of exchange. The exploitation of labor creates capital, whose owners are called capitalists. These owners increase their capital and make their profit because they keep much of the wealth labor creates, paying workers only a portion of their product. That's the essence of capitalist exploitation.