I  was told that there is no unemployment in a communist  country (Soviet Union).  How is that possible?
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Like others have said, work was pretty much mandantory in the USSR.\n\nPlus, they could always have the unemployed dragged off and shot for being "a drain on the glorious Socialist Motherland!"
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Well, this was done by most of the communist countries. As you know communisam crashed across the world!\n\nI feel Govt should encourage people to earn mony to safeguard themself. Providing homes will make them lazy!
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Free market economies tend to full employment.  There are always interruptions, but the economy is also self correcting.  Minimum wage laws that cause the wage floor to be above equilibrium will create a surplus of labor and permanent unemployment.  Official unemployment figures are generated by the number of job seekers measured at unemployment offices.  And write your own darn essay.
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It's been tried. It's called communism. \nThere were a few problems with that concept. One being that the masses only got what they needed, not more. Another being that those in charge (there always has to be someone in charge), always seemed to have a lot more than everyone else.\nAlso, why work then? If you are going to be provided with everything you need. Which brings up the problem...if no one wants to work then, who's going to provide what's needed?
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For the premise of the question to be true, unemployment rates would have to be over 50%, which I don't think is anywhere near true in any country in the world at the moment. At least, not those that pay unemployment benefit!\n\nTo answer the general question of why the state pays subsistence level money to out of work people, the simplest answer is that it stops them from ending up taking the only other two alternatives: dying or becoming criminals, the first of which is morally undesirable and the second costs the state more in the long run anyway.
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There are many communist (China, N Korea, Cuba) and socialist countries (Sweden, Russia, France) where your ideas and assistance would be appreciated. Forgive me if I don't rush out in a lather to follow in your wake.
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Write a note! you must be joking??\nThe Russian revolution brought about a massive change in the way the country was run politically, the Royals were 'Done way with' (quite rightly)!and the people took over, this caused a lot of dissent between various groups of 'People Leaders' these little problems were  'democratically' resolved by the leaders bumping each other off, they then had a USSR! A United  Soviet Socialist Republic! Not Communist, socialist!\nMany Socialist believe Communism will really arrive when all Socialist countries unite under one banner and all adhere to the same form of Socialism, it's not all over yet by a long chalk!\nThat's your note! \nIf you would like to offer me a commission to write a book on the subject I'm open to offers(business is a bit slack at the moment!
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If the workforce expands by more than the number of jobs.\n\nThe unemployment rate isn't the number of people without jobs - it's the number of people who have said that they're actively seeking work and can't find it (and are collecting benefits).\n\nIf you're unemployed for longer than your benefits last, you're not counted as unemployed any more. Great system, huh?
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I can spot a flaw in your question. You ask for answers from Communist countries. You should know that in communist countries the Internet and all media is state controlled by the party and you aren't allowed to say anything negative about Communism, Communists, the Party or the country or anything that isn't pro-communist. Internet is heavily controlled and what you post on the net will be read by someone of authority in the country and then they could be jailed. So how could you get any good answers from currently communist countries (that's if they even manage to use this website since its pretty much freedom of speech on here) that say anything except how wonderful communism is?\n\nI'll give you my opinion on communism though - it is an utterly disgusting, failed policy and will never ever be a good thing!
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No, because the rules for collecting unemployment reqire that the claimant be available to work and actively seeking work. An inmate is not available to work and certainly can't go on job interviews.
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I'd go to the unemployment office and get that started,  then use their computers to get a different job.  Since I have a college degree and some experience in a field that is in demand, someone would hire me.  Additionally in the meantime I would take classes to develope my skills to get a better resume to be more employable.
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The Soviet Union replaced Imperial Russia after the Communist Revolution. From 1917, Soviet leaders tried to replace an agrarian economy with an industrial one. They actually might have succeeded, had it not been for World War II. (This is in purely economic terms; in human terms the revolution was a cruel failure.)\n\nA vast country, rich in natural and human resources, the crippling disaster of the war with Germany and Japan stretched the country beyond its limits. Throughout the rest of Soviet history, the country was never able to recover, nor could a centrally planned economy compete with the relative flexibility of capitalism.\n\nOn top of that, the economy of the USSR was never open. Because of a lack of foreign investment, among other reasons, the Soviet economy was always hamstrung in a way that the U.S. never was.\n\nThat being said, one wonders whether the United States could really "afford" to spend the vast sums on munitions that it did. We can imagine that the money might have been much more productively spent on schools, science and technology, medicine, and in aid to the developing world.
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Yes. There is a such thing in some states called ( a right to work state). This mean they don't have to have a reason. That don't mean that their always right and you sould still be eligable for unemployment.
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I don't really know. But here in the state of Kentucky, if u make more in part time wages than what you are going to get in unemployment benefits, you can't draw unemployment. Is that stupid or what?
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The socialist economy was a complete failure in Vietnam. \n\nAlmost the whole population of the country was living in poverty shortly after the war ended. The state run companies were completely impractical to be able to maintain the country's economy let alone expand to accomodate the new generation that started to enter the workforce in the late 80's. \n\nThree economic reforms has turned the country from a socialist into a capitalist economy.  In turn, the country is now booming with more jobs and opportunities than Vietnam has ever seen in it's long and incredible history. \n\nLong story short.. Sovietn style socialism does not work. It didn't work in Russia, and was never going to work in Vietnam.
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I'm not sure because communism is inherently evil. It relies on depriving the people of the truth. It relies on the hard work of the few supporting the many.\n\nThere has never been a communist regime that has worked. Just look at the USSR and all of the eastern bloc countries. Their people were enslaved and tried to escape whenever possible. You NEVER saw large groups of people defect en masse to a communist country. Hell, even Lee Harvey Oswald gave up on communism and came back to the States.\n\nLook at the few remaining communist countries today. China is barely recognizable as a communist country - it more closely resembles Wall Street today. Cuba is barlely holding on to survival. North Korea is watching hundreds of thousands of its people starve to support its military. And Vietnam is just, well, there.\n\nCommunism does not inspire people to be great because the reward for hard work is not there. In order for people to do truly great things, there must be some kind of reward for their hard work. Where is the reward if your hard work will just be spread out amongst those who had nothing to do with your success?\n\nYet, many are trying to implement aspects of communism into our society claiming it is the answer. Just remember to look at history, folks ...
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I think what your classmates are rejecting is Communism. Russia, after all, was the birthplace of Communism. As for the country itself, I would love to visit it someday. It has a fascinating history, beautiful buildings, and a captivating history.\n\nEven today, the Russian government seems paranoid, and obsessed with keeping secrets. Still, Russia is fascinating.