The Moral Paradox of Communist Government

A government that distributes resources equally among it's people may be a more just form of government from a christian perspective where retaining wealth may be more a stumbling block than a blessing and where love is king. But such a society unravels in practice because it's people are not morally pure. Without the carrot of worldly gain, effort to contribute to society deteriorates. At the same time a morally pure and mature society would properly give and distribute wealth without government intervention. Thus a highly distributive system will thrive only if there is a holy people, but the existence of a holy people negates the needs or benefits of a communist legal system.

Of course the practicality of distributing resources fairly by law also causes communist governments to fail because it is impossible to know the just needs of everyone and codify it due to the spectrum of health and family considerations. Doing so would also interfere with markets at all levels and create improper pricing which would in turn lead to huge inefficiencies.