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in a vague effort to pull my thoughts together:

my understanding of communism (which may well be flawed, infact, i'd be surprised if it isn't) stems partially from that infamous quote about each working to their ability and receiving to their needs. for this to happen, people have to be willing to work to their ability in return for the covering of their needs. madi's point that people are basically selfish (and other assorted 'bad' things) implies that this won't work, as they'll either try and do less work, or want more reward, or a combination of the two. as such, this would seem a problem. just because morally providing for everyone makes sense doesn't mean that people will do it, or agree with your morals.