113 sats \ 0 replies \ @drlh 17 Sep \ on: Money is often seen as the root of evil and fear alter_native
In soviet union they provided it. One small part of the price was the choice. What state gave you, with that thing live, often to the rest of the life. And that's ignoring the standard of living.
It's true that that houses weren't true properties, de jure ussr gave them as a loan to citizens. Still people lived for decades in hruschiovs boxes.