“The kibbutz experience suggests that income equality does not come for free. What you gain in a safety net, you lose in individual incentives; but if you raise incentives, inequality follows.” IncentivesSafety NetIncome InequalityKibbutz Book:The Mystery of the Kibbutz: Egalitarian Principles in a Capitalist World Source: The Mystery of the Kibbutz: Egalitarian Principles in a Capitalist World
“In Israel, we spent time working on several kibbutzim. It was unique experience and a very different type of culture than I was used to. I enjoyed picking grapefruits, netting fish on the "fish farm", and doing other agricultural work. Mostly, however, it was the structure of the community that impressed me. People there were living their democratic values. The kibbutz was owned by the people who lived there, the "bosses" were elected by the workers, and overall decisions for the community were made democratically. I recall being impressed by how young-looking and alive the older people there were. Democracy, it seemed, was good for one's health.” IsraelSandersKibbutz Book:Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in Source: Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in