Any system that is based upon the premise of from each according to their abililty to each according to their need can and will never be a great thing. Who determines the need?? Who determines the ability?? You end up with a society in which everyone will demostrate need, and no one will wish to demostarte ability. For if you have ability you become responsible for those with need. No!!!! It should my decision whether I wish to help someone, and for what reasons, I should not be forced to do it. By forcing those with ability, you eventually find that fewer and fewer will have ability and more and more will have need.

dmk