[notamoocher]

Below are karl Marx's ten points for his ideal of communism.

1. Abolition of property in land and confiscation of ground rents to the state.
OK The government doesn't really own a persons land, but try to do anything without the proper permit or approval. And don't pay your taxes and see who owns your land.

2. A heavily progressive income tax.
If nothing changes the tax rate for top income earners will be at 44.5 % after Jan. 1st 2011( federal Only) after adding state and local most of these people will be paying from 50 to 65 % in taxes. now that's progressive.

3. Abolition of interitance.
Again after Jan. 1st 2011 this death tax will go from 0 % to as high as 55%.

4. Confiscation of property of emigrants and rebels.
I got nothing here.

5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.
Not a monopoly yet. But Fannie mae, Freddie mac and the new bank bill in congress sure are heading that way.

6. Centralisation of the means of transport in the hands of the state.
E.P.A., Mileage standards, T.S.A., D.O.T. You get the ideal.

7. Extension of national factories and instruments of production....
General Motors.

8. Obligation of all labour; organisation of industrial armies......
Don't know about the industrial part, But government jobs have expanded at a rate never seen before.

9. Combination of agricultion and industrial labour.
Again, I got nothing here.

10.Free public education for all children.
By providing it government also controls it. No Child Left Behind( Bushs worst action) race to the top, simply more control. Almost $70 billion budget for the Department of education which operates no schools. Taking over student loans.