[ColinWright]

  > It's quite possible to have a socialist
  > society in which you get what you can pay for.

Of course it is, but that's not relevant to the point being made.

  > Capitalism is about the means of
  > production being privately owned.

... with the subsequent implication that things need to be operated for profit. As a result people have to pay for their services, so people can only get what they can pay for, which is the point.

Going back to the original comment[0]:

  > ... you get what you pay for. It creates
  > a classist, elitist society.

My point is that this is unavoidable under capitalism.

  Capitalism => private ownership of production
             => operation for profit
             => charging for services
             => only get what you pay for
             => classist, elitist society
                  (according to kafkaesque[1])

This may not be limited to capitalism, but it is an unavoidable consequence of it.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10100170

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=kafkaesque