You should see the signs very clearly then 

 More people will be poor, more likely it happens again. 

 I think there's revolution to communism and evolution to communism. The trends in most of the west point to the latter.


But actually I don't think the word "communism" is that helpful here. 

We're looking at increased centralization with the rhetoric of "common good" and "consensus" and "equity" to justify censorship, increased taxes, and ever more control by the federal govt. For a lot of folks that looks like we're moving toward communism, but there's no point in arguing over the terminology. Whatever you call it, it's a concentration of power in very few hands and a terrible direction for the vast majority of the citizenry.