• BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    I remember my father telling me how he miraculously managed to get permit to leave the country in the 80s to work in capitalist Europe. He returned with insane fortune of like, $500, which he later spent on paying off mortgage when system fell apart in the 90s.

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      He returned with insane fortune of like, $500

      So, communist countries are affordable and $500 can buy you a lot of things?

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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      It’s tragic that your family had to spend that money on a mortgage because the state that provided free (or heavily subsidized) housing collapsed. Fucking capitalism, amirite?