Thought for the day

[davywavy]

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs" is the perfect incentive for people to minimize ability and maximize need.

Discuss.

Comments

[jonnyargles.livejournal.com]

As long as neither is self-assessed, but held to a universal standard, I think it's a pretty good maxim in times of crisis and poverty.

But it fails to take into concern 'wants', and makes for a utilitarian, spartan society free of art, creativity, or intellectualism, and the cultural 'needs' of society as a whole as opposed to the Pol Potty - everyone must be equal and boring, so it's not anywhere near perfect.