Thread: Occupy Wall Street around the world.... Your thoughts and feelings about it!

Originally Posted by nulle

Society where 4 hardworking people pay 25% of their income to support one who does not want to work but to drink all day.
And they must support him, because letting him die is "inhumane".
That's the main problem with all this "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need".

Perhaps, but what if we replace the 'does not want to work' part with 'cannot work'? Does it change anything to you?

About this part:
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need"

this is a core principle of communism (not socialism) as an economic system. But what people forget when considering this phrase is that communism is built not at some empty place, but basing on socialism first. Both systems suggest a long and hard work on people, their views and ideology. According to communism theorists, it would not only be immoral not work, but considered something completely out of human nature, something people just not do. (Of course, we're talking here about these 'perfect humans' that populate a theoretical communist state).

"Cannot work" is a completely different matter.
But the problem with "welfare states" is that you can easily parasite on the system - which makes it unsustainable in the long run.
Borrowing or just printing money to pay pensions, for example, is complete insanity, yet many countries do so.