But many can't imagine such a society. Others express concern that the incentive to work would be taken away. It sounds like socialism. I tell those worried about socialism, that they have nothing to fear. We have nowhere near an equal distribution of wealth in this country.
Some students volunteer happily and others express distaste at the idea.
I invite the class to speculate how many chairs belong to the richest student, whom I will call Sue. I tell the four students sitting nearest to Sue to give up their chairs to her and move to the poorer end of the lineup. If students have not yet begun to get upset, I provoke them by telling them that the standing students can sit on the laps of the three students seated at the end, and I invite Sue to sit in the middle of her seven chairs, to stretch out, relax, or even lie down across the chairs. I solicitously help Sue find a comfortable position with one arm stretched over four chairs. To engage Sue in clowning and playing up her role, I offer her food or drink.