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

[Brad DeLong]

>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
>>

Yes. The parallels are spooky, up to and including the all-benevolent 
all-wise leader who could do no wrong...