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powershellder 5 points ago +5 / -0

It literally collapsed.

The deepening economic crisis caused a marked deterioration in quality of life of ordinary citizens and resulted in increasing political instability. Rationing and queuing became a way of life, with ration cards (kartki) necessary to buy consumer staples. The ration cards were utilized by the government in order to avoid allowing market regulation of income and prices and thus risking social unrest. As Western institutions were no longer willing to extend credit to the de facto bankrupt Polish government, access to goods that the Poles needed became even more restricted.

Martial law had to be declared.

Capitalism is freedom. Everything the state gives you can be taken away.

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live3ordye 3 points ago +3 / -0

The state creates nothing. Everything it gives away, it has already taken by force, or the threat of force, from another.

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SidneyHopchas [S] -1 points ago +1 / -2

The USSR is completely responsible for starting space travel.