Communism Vs. Capitalism

[Final-Fan]

Soriku said:
Here's what my friends (and I) came up with:

If we had Communism, we'd have to make it sorta similar to how the Native Americans lived. ie. A system of trade. And you can't basically steal something because no one owns it. Here I go:

Communism, in my mind, would be a system of trade. For example, if a person wants to become a vet, let them be a vet. A cook, let them be a cook. Now say for example there is a farmer, OK? There is also a vet. If one of the farmer's animals get sick, the vet tries to make the animal well again. In exchange for the vet's services, the farmer gives the vet food in exchange for healing his animal(s). Sound fair enough?

Now for the labor: Everyone has to do work to accomplish something. If you don't do work, or are lazy, well you don't get anything in return. This system if trade is, well, complex. You don't do your share as you're supposed to, you don't get anything. If you want to live, and don't want to starve to deah, you do your work and if you don't do it then no one gives you anything in return. It's that simple.

Now for the people who CAN'T work due to problems they have: Someone takes care of them. A doctor, perhaps. If someone is good at doctoring, let them be a doctor. You don't want a novice/amateur, you want someone who is devoted and is responsible and smart enough to take the job. Now the doctor and their family takes care of them, and for the doctor's service, the family trades something of their specialty for their service. Sound fair?

I think this would also stop war. There might be trouble, but that's why you have the military. Instead of bringing the whole military in, branch them off to small groups we now call "police" or back then, the "knights." They take care of things. If someone is being an idiot, causing MAJOR (I mean MAJOR) and maybe even killing, well, you shoot them. But why would you kill in this situation? (IIRC) 99% of the killings in the US is due to people getting high and taking drugs. Make drugs illegal.

Now for the bad:

I don't think we'd have such a modern society as we have now. We might not be as advanced. Communism is now an extinct thing BECAUSE we've been using Capitalism for hundreds of years. Communism sucks now.

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Anyone share opinions?

... ... ... Soriku. That is not Communism, that's a bartering system. And it's wildly inefficient, especially in any sort of large-scale, complex economy. Also, I think you and your friends have a highly idealized and dare I say Disney-ized concept of preColumbian Native American culture. You do not recall correctly. You could not sustain a highly complex technological civilization on a system such as that you describe. Say goodbye to Kingdom Hearts. Communism sucks largely because it seems to be highly vulnerable to totalitarianism.