• Marx's 10-Point Plan: How Many Did America Adopt?
    Dec 25 2024

    Quick Status Check of Each Plank in USA:

    1. Abolition of private property/land: Partially adopted through property taxes, eminent domain, and zoning laws
    2. Progressive income tax: Fully adopted through federal and state income tax systems
    3. Abolition of inheritance: Partially adopted through federal estate tax and inheritance taxes
    4. Emigrant/rebel property confiscation: Partially through civil asset forfeiture and tax expatriation laws
    5. Centralized state banking: Partially through Federal Reserve System and banking regulations
    6. Centralized communication/transport: Partially through FCC, DOT, FAA, interstate system
    7. State-owned production means: Partially through public utilities, grants, subsidies
    8. Equal labor obligation: Partially through labor laws, unemployment systems
    9. Combined urban/rural development: Partially through urban planning, federal land management
    10. Free public education: Fully adopted through public school system

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  • Public Education: Marx's Final Plank 10
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  • Marx's Population Redistribution Plan. Plank 9
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  • When Marx Banned Unemployment. Plank 8
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  • Marx's Manufacturing Monopoly. Plank 7
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  • Roads, Rails, and Radio: The State's Domain. Plank 6
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  • Marx's Money Monopoly. Plank #5
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  • The Price of Rebellion: Marx's Fourth Plank
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