The absence of individual ownership is a serious dsincentive to most individuals to acheive. It may be enlightened to "work for the good fo all" but the experience of the USSR shows pretty plainly that individual wins and ownership are important to motivating individuals to produce better.

So I suspect that while a safety net is mandatory in any but the most barbarian societies, that a balance between that net and individual excellence and the motives that fuel it must be struck.


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