i would like to see a village economy with grassroots style "Marxist communism" the Marx model was fine... Lenin effed it up by making participation compulsory with a smaller group dictating to a larger group (fascism) true communism only works in very small groups (small villages/communities) we are not experiencing "true" capitalism either. By paying into a system to maintain gvt, emergency services, roads and highways in some cases electricity, we are using the "owning the large machinery that everyone uses" model of communism. The fact that payment to and participation in this system is mandatory (other than leaving the country) makes it fascist, especially since how it is used, whether or not it becomes privatized, and rate hikes are determined by a small group... Keep in mind that i think that is largely our fault for having given up our say, most ppl are too lazy to write reps and good luck getting them to vote.

In many ways i think it was easier for our founders, since the colonies were small. Capitalism is fine when not managed with greed. forcing ppl to help each other isn't the answer either, we all individually and collectively have to come to that decision on our own, and often do, unfortunately it usually happens under crises. It needs to be an everyday thing. Reflexive.