J·维克思在1977年的一篇文章中指出: “数十年里,消费不足理论统治了美国马克思主义者的思想。今天,这种理论虽仍有一些追随者,但由于新一代马克思主义者在重新研究了马克思主义之后,发现恩格斯、列宁等人的著作中有对这种理论的批判,所以,他在意识形态领域的吸引力日趋削弱。在这同时,‘利润紧缩’理论日益传播。这种理论(工资上升产生于利润下降)由于将焦点集中于阶级斗争,因此一般被认为较‘消费不足’理论‘先进’”。 In a 1977 article, J. Vickers pointed out: “For decades, under-consumption theory ruled the thinking of American Marxists, and although there are still some followers of this theory today, the new generation After re-studying Marxism, the Marxists found that there is criticism of this theory in the writings of Engels and Lenin, etc. Therefore, his attractiveness in the field of ideology is diminishing. At the same time, the theory of ”profit squeeze" This theory, which rises in wages due to declining profits, is generally considered more advanced than the theory of ’underconsumption’ due to its focus on class struggle.