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> collapse doesn't happen everywhere the same, nor all at once. Frankly, I have a “living experience” of a practically instantaneous collapse. January 1, 1992.
by MikePlacid 4y ago
> collapse doesn't happen everywhere the same, nor all at once.
Frankly, I have a “living experience” of a practically instantaneous collapse. January 1, 1992. Prices were “freed”, (hyper)inflation started, people life savings were burned to dust, monthly pensions - at once - begin to cover just about a week of food (and were not paid until 3 months later). Policemen’ salaries became meaningless and the police - in the whole country - started to look for additional ways to feed their families… It all happened pretty fast.
So “inflation” is a trigger word for me since. And you can imagine unease I am watching the US government printing shiploads of money with.
- askonomm 4y agoUSSR? Because if yes, the Baltic countries started having an amazing time then (I'm from Estonia).
- MikePlacid 4y agoYep. “Interesting times”.