I was taught that communism is when all property (including toothbrushes) gets taken by the government and redistributed personally by one leader who has total control, and it failed because no one did any work (as they got paid anyway)

  • wombat [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    "Imagine if you were a baker, and you made 100 loaves of bread, and you got paid the same as a lazy coworker who made only 5 loaves. Wouldn't that make you mad? That's why communism doesn't work"

    • NPa [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      "Now under glorious capitalism, imagine you are the owner of the bakery and you make 0 loaves of bread, while your employees make several hundred loaves a day. Naturally you've taken a risk by selflessly starting a business, so you should be rewarded with most of the money from selling the loaves. No one should be mad at you, of course."