Communism has never worked. It never will. Even before Karl Marx, the communal society of Plymouth Plantation, founded by the Mayflower pilgrims, failed its first year. John Bradford, the governor of the Plymouth community, changed the system to private ownership of individual plots of land. Everybody who was lazy before stopped being lazy, and the community prospered.
It’s been reported that Bernie Sanders was kicked out of a commune for not pulling his own weight. That’s the problem with communism. People don’t pull their fair share and expect an equal reward.
Throughout the history of civilization, income stratification has always existed.