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This approach, known as Communism, has been tried many times. Turns out that although 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need' sounds
by jlawson 7y ago
This approach, known as Communism, has been tried many times. Turns out that although 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need' sounds nice, wealth actually doesn't come from a fixed pie we get to cut up via politics. We actually need to let people keep what they create, or they won't bother creating and everyone starves.
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- klez 7y agoHow you got from "offer public housing" to "abolish private property" is a mental path I'd like to explore. I really mean it. Because it seems that a lot of people seem to mix up welfare state with communism and I'm trying to understand why.
- xpe 7y agoMany people seem to have setup a false choice between the two. Some people, especially politicians, benefit from the false dichotomy. I would hope that intellectually honest people can see there is large design space for the role of government. Choosing from these options — what is better and worse — depends on individual values and collective responsibilities.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't take HN threads on generic ideological tangents. All these battles have been fought a million times on the internet and nothing new ever comes of such discussions. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html