What is the motivation to succeed under socialism?

[MitziMo]

If you succeed, then punished for doing so and your hard earned monies are taken away, whats the motivation to do anything?

[Emme76]

Effective government is the motive under socialism because all monies goes to the state and the people are just given the necessaries in order to live.

[Livia]

None .Except for your leader .

[AbbyF]

i don't think there really is any motivation at all cuz if you don't work you will still get money it's as simple as that

[Tay]

You work or you don't feed your family. The motivation comes from the natural will to survive.

[Kitty]

socialism doesn't work that way.

there is no opportunity to succeed and have something taken away.

the opportunity is never there to begin with.

socialism creates equality in all men through the elimination of greed, it accomplishes this by paying everyone the same wage no matter what work they do.

there is no incentive to do more, to try harder or to work hard.

it sounds great till human nature takes effect, we're lazy greedy creatures that only do because it benefits us.

take those benefits away and there will be no hard work done.

[Cassie78]

Ok, lets put it this way. The strongest ones climb up faster no? . The step they take when they pause and pull up the weaker ones below, that is the reason for the changes in government. Climb, pull climb pull.
This is to ensure survival. Like it or not, the best chance for survival is as a team.

Sometimes when the threat is from the bottom, the ones on the bottom push the butts of the ones above.

Geez.

[Sam]

A rising tide raises all boats. That is a mantra of Conservatives. Seems to me that would work even better under a more equitable distribution of wealth.
I'd like to know what the motivation to succeed is for CEOs who make exorbitant salaries weather or not they perform.