Correct. Professing high-minded socialist dogma -- from each according to their ability, to each according to their need -- is nothing more than a way to manipulate the people and gain power over them.
Sometimes I wonder, though, if the left's beliefs aren't more derived from Russian nihilism as opposed to Soviet Communism. They seem to take more pleasure in destroying existing institutions than building or operating new ones.
Their goal, im my mind is less population. Just enough to keep them afloat, which means they have even that much more control over resources and money.