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The Man
14th March 2011, 19:07
In a communist system, in which people get the jobs that they want, and also according to their abilities, What if there is a shortage in a particular area of labour? For example, If there were too many toymakers, and too little farmers, how would we even it out, without infringing on freedom?

Sensible Socialist
14th March 2011, 19:37
In a communist system, in which people get the jobs that they want, and also according to their abilities, What if there is a shortage in a particular area of labour? For example, If there were too many toymakers, and too little farmers, how would we even it out, without infringing on freedom?
If there was a severe shortage, the community could get together and (through dialogue, discussion, and democracy) and arrange for a for rotational work cyle. For example, in a community with a fairly large number of people, one person could be responsible to put in a few hours of work every month.