@bigtuffal and for the concerns raised, a big part of the benefit is being able to use more efficient and less harmful practices without worrying about profit motive and/or price crashes. Basically just pay people fair wages to produce those abundance-possible goods and let them democratically manage their workplaces. If they don't have to worry about the price supporting them, there's no perverse incentive to limit supply or price collude. Or cut $$$ corners on animal welfare and enviro impact.