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To: SilentZ who wrote (302207)	9/4/2006 3:25:58 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576855

> I think the problem with Marx's theorem is not that its flawed but rather that it doesn't take into account the nature of people. No, it's that "all or nothing" philosophies rarely solve complex problems. Communism on its own certainly isn't the solution to our country's economic issues, but neither is capitalism. To be honest we don't know what communism can do. Its never been given a chance on the national level. Certainly, what passed for communism in Russia was a joke. Except for the errant kibbutz in Israel, no one has implemented communism as it was proposed by Marx. And that's my point........sharing property equally among everyone seems to go against human nature. Hell, the co-op concept of owning a property where you have an interest in the building and not the apt. unit has rarely been done outside of NYC......and when it has its been poorly received. There is a small co-op project in LA. The prices of its apts. consistently trail the market prices for equivalent condos by 30-50%. I think it may be human instinct to want to have your own things......for most of us it starts when we are kids. FWIW.