[derleth]

Marx also believed that no capitalist country would ever, say, abolish child labor, institute universal education, and create universal health care.

He further believed that a government can 'wither away'.

Marx has been proven wrong in ways that have nothing to do with how well Communism/Socialism works as a system.

[gphilip]

> Marx also believed that no capitalist country would ever, say, abolish child labor, institute universal education, and create universal health care.

Could you provide some reference to support that, please?

[derleth]

This is a surprisingly good summary:

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/Marxism.html

Aside from that, you can read Marx in translation or in the original.

[grandpa]

Is it fair to say we have abolished child labor, instituted universal education and created universal health care when our economy relies on manufactured goods made by uneducated children with no health care?

[derleth]

Yes. Yes, it is.