It depends on how it's funded. If it's funded by taxing personal or company income, then yes, it's pretty close to communism (or socialism really). If it's fu

It depends on how it's funded. If it's funded by taxing personal or company income, then yes, it's pretty close to communism (or socialism really). If it's funded by land and resources taxes - i.e. taxes on unearned rents - then it isn't communism, it's justice. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgism