Capitalism is a better economic system than communism

Communism is good in theory, but bad in practice. There are many variations of communism, but I will be focusing on socialism in this argument. Communism has never been truly implemented. Marx believed that society needs to time transition to such a radical economic system. This stage of the transition-socialism, is disastrous. Socialism is just an excuse to exploit the masses, where the government controls many aspects of society with an iron fist, all for the 'good of the people'. People who fight for socialism become corrupted by their own goals, and end up being the people they initially opposed, the capitalist, bourgeois. So called socialists such as Stalin and the Kim dynasty have taken that route. 'Animal Farm', a instrumental criticism of communism, also clearly demonstrates this. Our many interpretations of socialism have proven disastrous, showing the socialism only empowers the government, but dramatically weakens the populace. A socialist government is no different to an oligarchy-they are riddled with corruption, poverty, lies and elitists who entirely control the state and its resources. Socialism, like communism, also destroys motivation and work ethic. The philosophy 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs', clearly illustrates Marx's disdain of private property, which motivates workers to work harder and more productively. Ever since the dawn of time, it has been a universally accepted fact that living beings must work to earn their capital. Early humans had to hunt for food to survive. The harder you worked, the more food you received. If you didn't hunt as vigorously, you received less food. Socialism allows unproductive people to receive the same as hardworking workers. This leads to resentment of those who don't work as hard and it removed the incentive to work for a reward. This situation is demonstrated by a lecturer, who attempted to debunk the theory of socialism. For a test, he gave all his students the average grade, which was B. The students who studied harder were upset and decided that there was little need to study. In the next test, the average score declined to a D. The average score then declined to an F. This is an accurate depiction of socialism, which removes the motivation to work harder. A rising tide lifts all boats. Economic growth improves the living conditions for everyone, both the rich and the poor. This is one of the benefits of the free market, which rewards success, therefore encouraging people to work towards it. Socialism kills economic growth by removing the incentive to work harder, hurting those who are successful and rewarding those who are unsuccessful. It doesn't allow people to be rewarding for exceeding standards, and it doesn't punish people for failing to meet standards. A socialist society is inactive technologically and economically. In a socialist society there is no room for innovation and progress. Without competition, there is no need to innovate and progress technologically if there is no reward, nor is there capital to fund new technological developments. These are just a few of the vices of socialism. As Churchill once said, 'The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.' I await my opponent's response