I don't think communism is a moneyless system. Pretty sure people paid money for things in the USSR. Have there been any communist countries without money?

[–] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yes, which is why the USSR never once in its history claimed to have built communism. The best they claimed was "developed socialism" with promises to build Communism someday

[–] veeloth@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

something that I don't get about communism: how do you prevent people from redistributing their wealth unequally over time?

I don't really have any politic views because the discourse on it is so big and the issues so complex, but lean more towards socialism

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

By the time we reach Communism, that is, the Marxist vision of a fully publicly owned and planned world economy, distribution of wealth will likely be based on need. There is no necessity for equal wealth, as humans have very unequal needs. Equal ownership of property is certified through public ownership.

If you're asking what's preventing someone from starting a business, it would be the sheer difficulties of actually starting one that can compete with the highly developed productive forces in the rest of the economy. Communism isn't so much about outlawing private property, as developing beyond it.

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