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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs
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I think I honestly agree with the statement for the most part.
I've always said I thought communism was possibly the best idea for a government... on paper anyways. Humanity isn't included on paper though.
And the idea for it is always fucked up by the people running it.
The reason I agree with that statement above though is that it works for me, perfectly actually. I'm a person who doesn't care much for money, though I have a job and make a steady income. I always have money I don't know what to do with, (When I realized that I started saving it rather than buying other people food at lunch all the time or buying other people movie tickets when going to the movies.) I've got a decent amount of money saved up, but I don't need it. It's nice to have if friends or family might need some in a crisis though.
I'm not huge on luxuries, once in awhile I might pick up a video game or a movie, but I spend most of my money on food for the most part. If I have the ability to lend money or give money to someone else or contribute to a community and still have enough to supply myself with all my needs, I'm quite happy. As long as I have somewhere to live, food to eat, liquids to drink and company I don't really need much else. Though I would quite like to have books as well in that equation, but that's never a problem with a public library.
Just as I'd help other people out, if I somehow started having a decreased amount of money and couldn't sustain my minimal lifestyle I'd be quite thankful for someone else helping me out.