Seanus: I was talking more about the early days where people had jobs. They didn't have too much to complain about on that front but, as we know, there were harsh aspects which manifested themselves.
I know all about it, everyone had a job, rent, gas, electric, water was dirt cheap. But so you had to wait 20 years to get an apartment, there wasn't anything to but in stores later on even if there was the money was worthless. If it wasn't for that damn system Poland would be Spain by now.
Per Capita GDP (1990 $) 1950 1973 1989 1990
United States $9,561 $16,689 n/a $23,214
Finland $4,253 $11,085 $16,676 $16,868
Austria $3,706 $11,235 $16,305 $16,881
Italy $3,502 $10,643 $15,650 $16,320
Czechoslovakia $3,501 $7,041 $8,729 $8,895(Czech)/
$7,762(Slovakia)
Soviet Union $2,834 $6,058 n/a $6,871
Hungary $2,480 $5,596 $6,787 $6,471
Poland $2,447 $5,334 n/a $5,115
Spain $2,397 $8,739 $11,752 $12,210
Portugal $2,069 $7,343 $10,355 $10,852
Greece $1,915 $7,655 $10,262 $9,904
Bulgaria $1,651 $5,284 $6,217 $5,552
Yugoslavia $1,585 $4,350 $5,917 $5,695
Romania $1,182 $3,477 $3,890 $3,525
Albania $1,101 $2,252 n/a $2,482
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