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The New Generation of Self-Created Utopias
- Bostonian 7y agoThe article did not mention how labor at the communes is taxed, if at all. People outside communes cannot legally exchange their labor without giving a large cut to the government in payroll and income taxes and are bound by labor regulations. Quoting the article: "East Wind is what its 72 residents call an intentional community, a modern descendant of the utopian colonies and communes of centuries past where individuals share everything from meals, chores and living space to work, income, domestic responsibilities and the burden of self-governance."