[NotQuiteCricket]

Well, actually, in the USSR & other communist states, the "free rider" is recognized. That is why work attendance is mandatory, and punishable by a prison term. Check out Failed_Utopias:_Methods_of_Coercion_in_Communist_Regimes for more information.

[Dr. Frank fan]

That is why work attendance is mandatory, and punishable by a prison term.

Well - of course. :-) So, a small voluntary community like this one can punish free riders by expelling them. The nation-state can punish free riders by making unemployment a crime and sending such people who are "stealing their labor from the people" to forced-labor camps. But re-creating Kolyma isn't exactly an appealing option, even to many who consider themselves "socialists".

Which is why I'm still in favor of such people voluntarily going to live the hell away from me, in "communes", if they wanna. That way everybody's happy ;-)

[fishbabe]

where would i check it out????amazon.com? or a search engine like dogpile.com????