[komali2]

Hey again, Walter, we always seem to find eachother in these comment threads.

The Soviet Union didn't create wealth? It put a man in space before the USA - that took "wealth" by some definition of the word, perhaps just not "personal wealth."

[WalterBright]

> The Soviet Union didn't create wealth?

In order to prevent famine, the Soviets decided to allow farmers a portion of land where they could sell what they grew. It kept the country from collapsing. Every historical attempt at collective farms collapsed from starvation or was propped up by government money.

[komali2]

So that it created wealth is agreed, now the question is whether it was a socialist planned economy or not?

[AlexeyBelov]

I don't understand why people are still engaging with Walter on economics. He only ever posts the same things again and again: hot takes after taking econ 101.