uld take it to the government or the labor leaders (Rigby 529). Karl Marx did leave economic contributions to free countries except for the idea to stand up for what you believe in. He did help communist counties set their rules and a guideline to live by. I think Karl Marx’s ideas on communism were wrong. Karl Marx’s ideas on communism are incorrect based on his ideas of economics. Marx believed that labor would be free (Cameron 124). Few if any people would work for free, if they get bored, they could go to the movies, theme parks, and other entertainment but where would they get the money from. His ideas that there would be no currency in the future are also wrong. Humans have lived for thousands of years, we have gone through time periods where barter was the only trade. They all eventually took up currency, Karl’s idea of concentration of wealth is faulty. Karl’s idea was that people who are rich, are rich because they get ideas on how to make something better than the next guy does. Poor 5people many times come up with million dollar ideas. Money keeps being transferred from rich to poor, poor to rich. These ideas of Marx’s are wrong about economics and do not work. Look at counties like the former Soviet Union they are falling apart. The money they have they feel is safer in their home and in their pocket than in their banks. People are waiting in long lines for items such as food, all things that take some adjustment to get used to so that they can become a Democracy instead of communism. Karl Marx lived in a time a lot of us probably would not have wanted to. We would not have the convenience of our cars or an air conditioner on a hot summer day. Karl Marx did not live a life of luxury. He was far from a millionaire and the most important thing to him was his writings and ideas. His family was important too but he never had a job that could support them instead he wanted a job as a rebel. He enj...
