Pure Statism Edward Bellamy envisioned what he thought would be a perfect society. But, stripped of its glowing sentimentality, his Utopia is revealed as pure Statism. It is even more regulated than Russian Socialism. There is no private enterprise or private ownership. The state supplies everything from cradle to grave.
Labor is described as an industrial army.
Workers are conscripted as in the military, though there is no military in Utopia. Everyone starts at the bottom and works up according to his or her efforts and abilities. There is no competition for jobs or higher positions. The same income is paid to everyone. There are no banks or money.