Mormons as Marxists (Re: Who Does No Work, Shall Not Eat

[Michael Perelman]

We had a Mormon faculty member who used to describe the original Mormon
economy as something that sounded like a crude socialist economy.

On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 10:52:47PM -0500, Nathan Newman wrote:
> Interesting quote on Mormon doctrine from this week's New Yorker article on
> them.
> 
> The managing director of L.D.S. Welfare Services, the church charitable arm,
> discusses the churches requirement that people do various work around the
> church in exchange for charitable support:
> 
> "You can receive according to your need, but you are expected to work
> according to your ability."
> 
> -- Nathan Newman
> 

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

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