[Ezekiel]

Also, the USSR had no concept of bankruptcy. So non-performing firms could persist forever, destroying value, with no market incentives to innovate their operations.

The USSR's downfall was that it was too big to fail.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Stinger Missles!

[tcrlaf]

As the saying goes, Socialism only works until you run out of other people’s money to spend....