Most people don't understand the concept, or the difference between communism and socialism. Regardless of popular circulated belief, socialism is not a welfare state or any of this American liberal/progressive crap that tells you to sacrifice for the "greater good." There is no greater good other than yourself. Anyone who has properly studied socialist literature knows that socialism is simply the extension of democracy into the workplace. Laborers come together to vote on who should run the business and whether or not to delegate business decisions to this individual while he is elected, or vote on decisions themselves. Every worker has a say in the business if he/she so chooses. They also vote on fair wages, and nobody say something like "They would just vote themselves all the money." If they did this, the business would fail and they'd all be out a job. It truly puts power and responsibility into the hands of the working class, and eliminates the capitalist class, the exploiters. In capitalism, the only difference is that the same person rules over the business for life, much like an empire. Not only to they make all the decisions, but they also take part of the profits of your labor, or capital. This is why they are called capitalists. They did not earn that capital, you did. And they have no right to it just because they own the business, it is your capital.

Now, communism really is a fantasy world, a utopia. Utopia literally means "nowhere." It won't happen. Marx thought it would, he hoped! But no. Communism is supposedly a society that results from a period of uninterrupted socialism, where wealth and labor are so evenly distributed that a means of exchange (money) is not needed.

I hope this cleared things up.