Re:Want to be an actuary? Odds are, you’ll fail the test
by romwell on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:53PM
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You mean, it turned a backwater decaying agrarian empire into a world superpower, twice (Russia and China)?
Side note: when the USSR held a referendum on whether it should be dissolved, most people voted to keep it (77% yes, 23% no) [1]. Things by far were not rosy in the late 80s (when a quarter of the nation votes for dissolution, things aren't great), but they weren't 30s either.
That's, of course assuming you mean the USSR/China and ignore all the other welfare states in Europe, as well as programs like foodstamps in the US.
Side note: when the USSR held a referendum on whether it should be dissolved, most people voted to keep it (77% yes, 23% no) [1]. Things by far were not rosy in the late 80s (when a quarter of the nation votes for dissolution, things aren't great), but they weren't 30s either.
That's, of course assuming you mean the USSR/China and ignore all the other welfare states in Europe, as well as programs like foodstamps in the US.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Soviet_Union_referendum