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Comment by tehjoker | Hacker News Reader

it was 2% in the soviet union

Ah yea, it looks like that's true. I didn't calculate the actual percentages, but it was very low. Thanks for the heads up -

> Demand for housing also remains heavy because Soviet rents, heavily subsidized by the Government, are very low. A modest two‐room apartment will en for 6 to 8 rubles ($8 to $11.30) a month, including some utilities. A four‐room apartment wil rent for 14 to 16 rubles ($18.20 to $22.30). Apartments in more modern buildings cost more because of additional services.

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/11/archives/in-soviet-ingenu...

Sure... if you could actually find something to rent, as the article makes clear.

Except Soviet Union made you work for near slave wages. I would choose NYC over it 100% of the time.

2% of slave wages is actually even more impressive.

explain. if i dont pay my slaves what they are worth, why is it a good deal to take more money from them?

Easy: they weren't slaves, that's just anti-communist rhetoric.

polemic? not explanation.

They were not allowed to leave. Most of their products of labor was taken. They were slaves.

And yes, I'm against communism partly because of that. It's an awful ideology.

I think if you are looking for slaves, you should look at American history. What products of your labor do you keep in this country if you are not a business owner?

I am not a fan of all the choices the USSR made, but you are mischaracterizing a society under siege by the capitalist west.

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