Why Communism Doesn't Work - A Loaf of Bread

Communism is a flawed system and will never work on a large scale.  The reason is easily illustrated through a simple loaf of bread.

Despite it's symbolic nature in human culture and history, a loaf of bread is also physical proof of why communism will not work.  If you have ever had to share a loaf of bread with other people, presumably over a span of time, you know how irritating the end pieces are.  Someone will skip the first slice in the loaf, taking the inner slices to construct their sandwich of choice.  This system works well, until the Russian Roulette of sandwich preparation unfortunately lands you with the two end pieces.  Fury, disgust, disappointment, and guilt are all natural reactions to this situation.  Even if you decide to be the good person and eat the sandwich with two end pieces, the cycle will continue with the next loaf.  Eventually, the harmonious system of bread-sharing will fall apart, leaving a stalemate over the bread, a waste of food, or separate loaves of bread for each person, so they must face the consequences of their own end-piece-avoiding desires.

It's easy to avoid the bread end-pieces in life for a short amount of time, but eventually they will catch up with you, and you won't have anyone to eat them for you.