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"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"
Communism doesn't mean add everything up and divide by eight billion.
How do you manage such a thing though?
Through a powerful authority which totally won't quickly turn into a dystopian dictatorship.
Have an upvote. Serious question (asking nicely), how does that differ from capitalism?
Capitalism doesn't really do the "to each according to his needs" part, for one
Capitalism has a driving goal of making costs of doing business zero especially labor.
Capitalism must be told that treating human beings like chattel slavery is wrong.