Just wondering.... my thought is that the Law of Consecration, and Socialism/Communist is different. The Law of Consecration still has self governing, while socialism is where those in charge say who gets what, who is poor and who is needy.
In the Law of Consecration it's up to you to decide how much your family needs (you still have your agency), it's not dictatored to you. In communism a dictator decides. The people give up freedom of choice.
I had more thoughts.. but my mind just went blank.