Communists don't seem to mind trading national prosperity and freedom for a guaranteed job with a handful of temporary benefits.
There is no unified Communist movement. Communist governments differ very greatly. The worst are probably North Korea and Cuba. The best are the local governments in several Italian cities, the state of Kerala India, and the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China.
The Communist Party of the US is not a serious party, nor is the Socialist Worker Party of the US. There are no Communist politician running anything in the US. AOC, Momdani, and Bernie are not Communists.
Employment is more likely to be a steady job in China than in the US.
It is clear that Singapore and Taiwan are more prosperous than the PRC.
Of course, Singapore and Taiwan are tiny compared with the PRC.
China is many times more prosperous now than it has ever been.
They have a smaller percentage of people incarcerated than the US.
The Xi government has clearly persecuted the Uygar Muslim minority.