[Lou L]

“Certainly, poor people did pretty well,” Matthews replied. “That’s the idea.”

So...communism.

Poorer people have fared well, because there's a lot of productivity in the system right now, or at least there had been. But communism has not historically treated people well; if anything, communism assures that if one person is living in misery, everyone will be living in misery!

[Grunthor]

The point I was making was; “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”