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Re: You got the money, I got the time

Nov 04, 1998 05:46 AM
by Augoeides


In a message dated 11/3/98 8:25:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, bartl@sprynet.com
writes:

<< a true communist system works quite well, when all the
 participants are dedicated. The kibbutz system in Israel is a good
 example. I had a friend who grew up in a monastery of an order of monks
 who have had essentially a communist system for centuries; each monk
 worked as hard as he could, and received whatever resources he needed. >>

You fail to mention that these "communities" are completely
voluntary. This is quite different from collectivism imposed upon
an entire country by the State.

Augoeides


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