Fine, let's say he flees the country. What actions should the leader who takes over do to turn the economy around?

Jail all communists. Cut expenses by factor of 3x. Introduce a stable currency (e.g. «equivalent of 1 USD» - equo). Force creation of new small firms by providing government couching and assistance, while also reduce taxes for them to bare minimum — small business can soak lot of unemployment for free. Rely on large business to cover government expenses, but be realistic: no taxes means no expenses.

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Moreover, remove all regulations and restrictions which are not vitally important. It's equivalent of turn off of all consumers of electricity when starting of a car engine.

Starting by jailing your political opponents... That doesn't seem like a good way to build trust.

I won't deny atrocities have been committed by communists, but let's not forget plenty of atrocities have been committed by capitalists too. Plenty of wars have also been fought by capitalist countries over material wealth. There has also been violence committed by proxy, the CIA alone has had its hand in numerous regime changes throughout the world, often favouring regimes that kept their people in line with violence.

I suppose the question then becomes what links the atrocities committed by communists and capitalists. Perhaps it's a power thing?

So, CIA saved millions of people by overthrowing communists regimes, right?

Let's look at what happened in Chile as one example, where you had Salvador Allende replaced by General Pinochet. Considering both of their records, do you think the CIA did the right thing in this case?

Introducing something like the Unit of Real Value could be a good start.

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