A Summary of the Communist Manifesto 1848 The Communist Manifesto is a misguided philosophy, which teaches citizens to give up their rights for the sake of the common good, but it always ends in a police state. Control is the key concept. Abolition of private property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.? A heavy progressive or graduated income tax? Abolition of all rights of inheritance.? Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.? Centralization of credit in the banks of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.? Government control of communication and transportation. Government control of factories and agriculture. Government control of labor. Corporate farms, regional planning. Government control of education Author: adminfresnotimes