Quote from: RE on Sep 28, 2024, 03:41 PMCommunist biznesses need Tools also, including expensive ones.  A communist engineer makes more than a communist roofer.  However, Communist Roofers make enough to have a decent apartment. 

RE

And everyone has health care and a roof.

I admit to being fortunate, and I was taught to save money by survivors of the depression.  I am by the standards of society successful.  And I can take pride that all that I have was earned by wage slavery.  A straight-up wage.  I provided socially necessary labor and I was paid.

I turned myself into a valuable commodity and in the end I was replaced with cheaper commodities.  There is nothing to "equalize" about my lifestyle.  I earned what I have, and I do not live to excess.

I earned what I have under the rules of communism, and I did it in America.  I was never in a position to partake of the capitalist pie or make any capitalist decisions.  I was always paid for my time only.  I have never had property to rent.  I am in a unique position to demonstrate what life in communism should actually be like.  I worked and I retired and I have health care.  And I did it without exploiting anybody.

I continue to work to improve my lot, but I do not 'have' to.  I do not 'have' to because I made choices.  I am a genuine American comrade.