"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."
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(1) each person does the work or makes what he or she can for the group
(2) the group gives to each person what he or she needs
Circle one, a or b: Does this describe
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Circle one, a or b: Does this describe
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| poor old man alone on a farm; no children | works hard to feed himself; may be hungry and have old clothes; cannot pay for a doctor | gets nothing from anyone | he can relax and enjoy the final years of his life | other people from the community sew his clothes and bring him food; they also repair his house and farm; a doctor comes to see him and the old man doesn't pay the doctor |
| strong, healthy young woman who isn't married yet | helps her family | her family gives her a room and food | sews and cooks for her family AND makes cakes for other people in the community because she is an expert at making cakes | receives shoes, baskets, and other things that her family doesn't make |
| a middle-aged couple with many apple trees | they sell their apples for money; they do everything else for themselves or buy what they need with money; the man works very hard and the woman does also | no one helps them, so they work all the time, especially in the fall | the couple gives apples to everyone in in the group | during the busy season, lots of people come help with picking apples; also, the couple receives wheat, vegetable, and other things they need so they can grow only apples |
| a doctor | works hard as a doctor, but also must run his farm, cook his food, and do everything else | no one helps him | is the doctor for everyone in the group; he does not charge for helping others and gives them medicine for free | other people give him food, clothes, a horse, and everything he needs; he has time to help everyone else |
| young couple with two children | everyone works all the time to farm, sew, cook, etc.; they have to buy shoes or they don't have shoes | no one helps them | the young family works hard at home, but they also help others (for example, the woman may be an expert at making hats, so she makes hats for everyone in the community) | everyone in the family works hard, but they also get help from other people to work on their farm; someone else makes their shoes, makes their candles, etc. (the family doesn't have to do everything) |
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