Unemployment, and so on

[FireIceTalon]

Specific policies are difficult to say, because such a society has never been done or even attempted yet. I would suggest that some things we have now be preserved obviously, rule of law protecting basic individual rights (free speech, assembly, right to privacy, due process of law in civil cases, protection against self-incrimination and so on). Government would be kept to a minimum. I'm thinking along the lines of Labor Unions and worker and civil councils, where a directly elected set of officials (who can be recalled at any time if they become treasonous to the common good or constitution) manage government and economy. All workers have equal rights to the means of production and a fair say in policy-making. Disputes would be settled before the elected officials, and would be decided based on what is best for the common good. Obviously, someone may end up not being happy in a decision. But no system is ever perfect or can be. Of course, in situations where someone is blatantly in the wrong will be decided accordingly. A constitution similar to what we have now, but perhaps a bit less rigid, and less vague (to make interpretation as minimal of an issue as possible), would be implemented.

I cannot find the primary source of Marx's quote, but I disagree about Marx not being democratic. How was he not? Democracy was the life blood for traditional/orthodox Marxism, libertarian socialists, and Anarchists. Marxism-Leninism or any of the authoritarian branches are another story of course. But if the quote really bothers you, I will put in another that I can confirm he said if you like