There was socialism in USSR - free housing, medicine and education for everyone. You just cannot became housless or lose health insurance, no need to worry. Special kind of freedom.
This strong sides of socialism are often fogotten, people remember only weak sides - especially ones who fight with it. )
And now there is just too big gap between income and housing costs, much-much bigger then in USA or Europe.
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Date: 2011-03-26 10:07 am (UTC)This strong sides of socialism are often fogotten, people remember only weak sides - especially ones who fight with it. )
And now there is just too big gap between income and housing costs, much-much bigger then in USA or Europe.
But we still living much better than third world.