Communist Manifesto

Excerpt of the Ten Goals of Communism from the Communist Manifesto

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c, &c.

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“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened.”
– Norman Thomas, six-time Socialist Party presidential candidate and one of the founders of the ACLU.

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1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.

“Have you seen the reports wherein the EPA has created maps showing riparian areas around every river, lake, and stream? Have you seen the sensitive areas, border corridors, migration corridors, protected areas? If you live within a mile of any of these areas your land is forfeit. Hillary Clinton promised the Land of the U.S. as collateral for our loans with China. Have you heard of private property being condemned so Government cronies can take possession to build their fancy resorts? Did you know that you cannot approach within 1/2 mile of an eagle nest, even if it is on your own land? Did you know that a mud hole out in your field, even if caused by your irrigation system, can be declared a wet-land by the EPA and you, and your irrigation system, will not be allowed to trespass on it? “
– Lloyd

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

“Ever hear of the IRS?”
– Lloyd

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.

“Ronald Reagan tried to do away with the DEATH-TAX that resulted in confiscation of properties all over this nation” “Guess what – The death tax is back!”
– Lloyd

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

“What’s a rebel? Take a look at the Homeland Security pamphlet on Rightwing extremism. If you are a returned vet, a Bible believer, a home schooler, someone who distrusts the Federal Government, then you have been, or will be, profiled.”
– Lloyd

5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.

“Have you wondered what caused the Banking crisis? Our Congress! Why is the government buying up all those banks that they caused to fail? What is the purpose of the Federal Reserve Bank which is not FEDERAL nor does it carry any RESERVE, nor is it a BANK?”
– Lloyd

6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.

“Ever hear of the FCC? Hear of any bills trying to regulate the Internet? Ever hear of the Department of Transportation?”
– Lloyd

7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

“Ever hear of Government agencies controlling the bonuses of employees? Setting minimum wage laws? Buying votes from union thugs?, Purchasing private corporations? Creating quasi-government agencies to compete with market driven entities? Ever hear of Fanni Mae and Freddy Mac? Ever hear of the FDIC?, Ever hear of farm subsidies? The government doesn’t give a dime without requiring a dollars worth of control. Farmers are no longer free to grow what they want. Washington decides for them.”
– Lloyd

8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

“So why is the government fighting Right-To-Work legislation? Because it reduces the control the government has over their industrial armies (The Unions)”
– Lloyd

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.

“Ever run up against the zoning laws? Ever hear of relocation camps?”
– Lloyd

10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c, &c.

“Ever hear of the public school system? Why does the government oppose private schools and home schools? They oppose them (and children factory labor) because it reduces their control over the children. The Statists want to fill their little heads with socialist mush.”
– Lloyd

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“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened.”
– Norman Thomas, six-time Socialist Party presidential candidate and one of the founders of the ACLU.

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