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Re:The Grapes of Wrath was banned in the USSR because showed... by jojobas on Friday January 20, 2023 @12:32AM (#34449615)
Well maybe, if they didn't devote 25% of everything to keeping everybody under their thumb, they could maintain their living standards high enough for people to not want out?
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Re:The Grapes of Wrath was banned in the USSR because showed... by mannerheim on Friday January 20, 2023 @12:35AM (#34449627)
If they didn't devote 25% of everything keeping everybody under their thumb, that would have shrunk their economy considerably if anyone actually escaped.

Which we eventually witnessed.

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