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"Public need before private greed" (National Socialist slogan) >>> "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need" (Communist slogan)

Communism's main contention with capitalism is that the bourgeoisie takes value created by the proletariat for themselves, and that if the workers could realize the dependence of the bourgeoisie on the proletariat the proletariat could revolt and keep the wealth for themselves. As long as the bourgeoisie is consuming more than they produce and the proletariat are producing more than they consume, the proletariat are slaves to the bourgeoisie.
Now that's all well and good, I don't support the bourgeoisie either. The difference is I don't support the proletariat instead; I oppose oppressors, but that doesn't mean I support everything the oppressed do. I have two issues with communism. The first is that as long as the quality of people is not addressed, the oppressor-oppressed dynamic will remain and become inverted. My other issue is that "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" necessarily entails the very slavery communism claims to oppose, with those who have more needs than abilities becoming the new bourgeoisie and those with more abilities than needs becoming the new proletariat.