People like reward For communism to work every one would have to be the same, the same background, the same education, the same job type. If one of these were to change then people would feel that they should get more then another person. For example lets say person x who only went to no college and is a dump truck driver gets the same amount of money as person y who is a neurosurgeon who went to 8+ years of schooling. Now both jobs are important in society, however one of the persons worked more and should there for be rewarded for working harder. Another example is what a professor did, he took a class of students and told them no matter what your individual grade will be on a test, he would average them together and that would be the score they would get. The first test the people who tried hard got A's, and the people that didn't care got F's. This meant that the average grade of the class became a C. The people who worked hard did not see the point if they would only get a C, and the people who did not study were happy because they got a better grade then they thought they were going to get. This continued until ALL the students failed the class. As you can see people need reward and want to feel different they others. That is why if you asked an educated person in a communistic country (if you can find one) they would tell you that they would gladly move to a republic country like the USA of UK. Posted by: Rxan Report Post

There's no reason for Ambition Mailman goes to work everyday, and works for a few hours. Then he goes home to his family and relaxes. Mailman is happy.



Coal Miner goes to work everyday, and works for 10 hours. Coal Miner goes home but is too tired to do anything but sleep. Coal Miner wants to quit his awful job, but can't, because the Nation needs coal, and can't afford him gone. Coal Miner eventually gets sick from breathing in the dusty mines, and gets reassigned to be a Mailman. Coal Miner is now Mailman, and is happy, but still sick, his lungs ruined forever.



Scientist goes to work in the laboratory, trying to develop new energy sources so that the Nation does not need to rely so much on coal. Scientist develops an ingenious new power system for the Nation. Scientist is briefly applauded, but does not receive any bonuses or grants or prizes, because doing so would put Scientist above everyone else. Scientist no longer has anything to work for, because the research he has worked on for 20 years no longer needs him. Scientist has no money to fall back on, because he gets paid the same amount as everyone else, so Scientist gets a new job. Scientist is now Mailman, and although he appreciates his easy living, he feels unfulfilled.



Soldier goes to work at the battlefield. Soldier is proud of the Nation, and fights honorably to defend his homeland. Soldier gets shot at the battlefront, and never returns home. Back in the nation, Soldier is not missed. No memorials are held in his honor, no one mourns his death. There can be no Heroes in the Nation, because everyone is equal. Soldier is just a piece of the Nation, and once he is gone, a new Soldier takes his place. Eventually the new Soldier survives, but is paralyzed, and sent home. Soldier is too broken and weak to work hard for the Nation anymore, but everyone in the Nation must do their part. Soldier is now Mailman, and has become disillusioned with the Nation.



Politician goes to work at the capital. Politician is smart, he is hardworking, and he is ambitious. He knows better than to slog away in dirty coal mines or cramped office buildings. He works hard for the Nation, to keep it running and keep it powerful. Politician tries his best to be fair and judicious, but secretly he knows himself to be superior. How else could he become the Politician? One day Mailmen begin to arrive, and none are happy. Politician assures the Mailmen that the Nation will take care of them all, and that everyone must make sacrifices for the good of the Nation. But Mailmen refuse to listen to the Politician. He doesn't know. He isn't one of them. He is not equal. Politician is killed by the Mailmen. But the Mailmen do not know what to do once the Politician is gone. After all, they are just Mailmen. All of them. Posted by: Bannanawamajama Report Post

Perfect equality doesn't exist. Perfect equality doesn't exist. People like to be rewarded for what they do. If someone goes to work early and finishes late, and another person shows up late and leaves early, I don't think they should get paid the same amount. It's ridiculous. People would stop working, because there is no incentive to work. If you're getting paid the same amount regardless, why work harder? There are many problems with communism. Posted by: jessjessica11 Report Post

Personal gain in communism Personal gain is in built into the human mind, its how we evolved and cannot go ignored we are not ants and when equality is made a few individuals often exploit this. An example of this being Joseph Stalin (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) this man used the idea of communism for his own gain and got rid of those in his way in the name of communism, this led to millions of deaths and a regime that terrorized the world. Similar situations like this can be see in any use of communism most recently being Argentina which is now in A downward spiral since its use of socialism and communism. Report Post

There will never be perfect communism. Due to the fact that humans are naturally flawed, communism turns into a unjust system ran by a power-hungry government. The citizens will not have any motivation to work hard because no matter how much they work they will get the same reward as the rest of the world. Students won't study to become doctors and lawyers, they instead choose an easier career. Report Post

No, just no No, just no. Communism could work with such beings as ants, but not humans. The greed of the human race cannot function as not selfish and equal. Ants would work fine since they operate to do a their jobs on a slave like level. + communism doesn't even equal to equality as many people think Report Post

Because it sucks Because north Korea is stupid and i think it should die with the rest of the communist leaders who failed at up holding communism even though the system itself is very flawed as communism only works in small groups because people are sinful and can never follow through with something perfectly Report Post

Its already killed 100 million people...... Communism must function on the natural goodwill and selflessness of humans who are always willing to reach their full potential without incentive or reward. However human beings are hardwired from the beginning (biology) to seek reward and dominance over one another. Hierarchies are so ingrained into our evolutionary history that it dates back millions of years and we share this attribute with many common ancestors (apes & lobsters etc). These hierarchies only function if there is upward and downward mobility within a socioeconomic system. Without the element of incentive and economic mobility, the desire to be productive and to prosper is nullified. This test was painfully conducted in the Soviet Union during the 1930's. The ignorant claim that the 100 million who died of communism were all lined up and shot is completely false. The dekulakization and collectivization in the Soviet Union resulted in a massive food shortage and famine. This was caused by the deportation and persecution of Russia's most productive farmers (who were also the richest), and as a result 15 million people starved to death. In China the same result occurred during Mao's "Great Leap Forward" and between 30-50 million people died as a result of famine. Its simple really, with no incentives to produce, everyone stands around looking at one another to see who will. Then (coincidentally) the famine crises stopped in the Soviet Union when they implemented the gulag system which enslaved millions of political criminals and forced them to perform labor for the state. Then on the backs of slaves the Soviet Union endured for a while until its complete inability to keep pace with western technological advances brought it to its inevitable end. When it was all said and done over 100 million people died around the world from Communist regimes. The idea that this is even being debated with such contention is shocking and historically ignorant. I will concede this argument if anyone reading this and disagrees will: start a business, grow it into a massive multi million dollar corporation, produce a large amount of the world's products that we consume, and do it all for a $15,000 annual salary. Posted by: michaelmccurdy Report Post

Its already killed 100 million people...... Communism must function on the natural goodwill and selflessness of humans who are always willing to reach their full potential without incentive or reward. However human beings are hardwired from the beginning (biology) to seek reward and dominance over one another. Hierarchies are so ingrained into our evolutionary history that it dates back millions of years and we share this attribute with many common ancestors (apes & lobsters etc). These hierarchies only function if there is upward and downward mobility within a socioeconomic system. Without the element of incentive and economic mobility, the desire to be productive and to prosper is nullified. This test was painfully conducted in the Soviet Union during the 1930's. The ignorant claim that the 100 million who died of communism were all lined up and shot is completely false. The dekulakization and collectivization in the Soviet Union resulted in a massive food shortage and famine. This was caused by the deportation and persecution of Russia's most productive farmers (who were also the richest), and as a result 15 million people starved to death. In China the same result occurred during Mao's "Great Leap Forward" and between 30-50 million people died as a result of famine. Its simple really, with no incentives to produce, everyone stands around looking at one another to see who will. Then (coincidentally) the famine crises stopped in the Soviet Union when they implemented the gulag system which enslaved millions of political criminals and forced them to perform labor for the state. Then on the backs of slaves the Soviet Union endured for a while until its complete inability to keep pace with western technological advances brought it to its inevitable end. When it was all said and done over 100 million people died around the world from Communist regimes. The idea that this is even being debated with such contention is shocking and historically ignorant. I will concede this argument if anyone reading this and disagrees will: start a business, grow it into a massive multi million dollar corporation, produce a large amount of the world's products that we consume, and do it all for a $15,000 annual salary. Report Post