You state: "The capitalist wants to maximize the free exchange of goods and services, while the communist wants to minimize inequality." However, this is not an accurate equivalence. In order to make a more accurate statement, you should add why the capitalist wants a free exchange of goods and services just as you state with communism. …
You state: "The capitalist wants to maximize the free exchange of goods and services, while the communist wants to minimize inequality." However, this is not an accurate equivalence. In order to make a more accurate statement, you should add why the capitalist wants a free exchange of goods and services just as you state with communism. Communism's goal as you say is to minimize inequality; Capitalism's goal is to create a more prosperous and fair society for all by maximizing the free exchange of goods and services. One is the goal and the other is the means. It seems to me that you have conflated the two.
You state: "The capitalist wants to maximize the free exchange of goods and services, while the communist wants to minimize inequality." However, this is not an accurate equivalence. In order to make a more accurate statement, you should add why the capitalist wants a free exchange of goods and services just as you state with communism. Communism's goal as you say is to minimize inequality; Capitalism's goal is to create a more prosperous and fair society for all by maximizing the free exchange of goods and services. One is the goal and the other is the means. It seems to me that you have conflated the two.