Money isn't what it seems.

[OlegX]

People and major companys can get greedy, and people do get greedy over money, they don't care about what you think, they care about if there products and how much moeny there makin off you, even if its not quality.

I'm not dissing all companys some make great quality, but it will cost you more money, rarly people do it just to make you happy.


-During the soviet union, its hockey team won nearly every world championships and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

-Now player are getting paid millions in Russia and they only won ONE gold snice 1993.

-The Kalashnikova (Ak-47) is an assault rifle used in most Eastern bloc countries during the Cold War. the AK-47 is compact, of comparative range, moderate power, and capable of selective fire. It was one of the first true assault rifles and, due to its durability and ease of use, remains the most widely used assault rifle. More AK-type rifles have been produced than any other assault rifle type.

- A good gun made by the soviet union, not for money but to help there country out.

People in the USSR didn't do things for money they couldn't, but they saw there nation as a family, and you only want to give your family the best don't you? But when it money things change.

[Saint Street Revolution]

This should be in Politics, not Learning. Learning is for questions about stuff.

[OlegX]

What I want to know is, why does money plays such a big roll, I mean when the USSR would win the player hardly got paid what they get now, but now there sucking real bad when there getting paid millions, do people play just for the pride of there country?

[which doctor]

Well this really is a rather simplistic view of things. I don't have time to go into detail now, as I have loads of school work to do and the first day of school is tomorrow (eek!), but I will later.

[Red_Snapper]

Sounds a bit as though you're preaching to the converted here...

[The-Spark]

Ofcourse the athletes played harder and better when money wasn't there, they played when they had something to lose, thats pride, honour etc. But when the athletes are getting paid millions upon millions, it suddenly doesnt matter wether you win, or you lose, you always leave rich.

[Tower of Bebel]

In general people like to compete. When you're a succesful competitor you can becomme a happy person. One aspect of succes is having - for example - more money then your neighbour. People like to have more than somebody else.
In capitalism it's not social competence, but greed that runs the system. That's totally different. It does not make you happy, yet it serves as an example and that is why people in capitalist countries gain so much more money if they become famous (football players, singers, ...), than the people in the Soviet Union or in the PRC.

[which doctor]

-During the soviet union, its hockey team won nearly every world championships and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

-Now player are getting paid millions in Russia and they only won ONE gold snice 1993.
I highly doubt this really has much to do with money, and I bet the soviet hockey players were quite pampered when they were successful.


-The Kalashnikova (Ak-47) is an assault rifle used in most Eastern bloc countries during the Cold War. the AK-47 is compact, of comparative range, moderate power, and capable of selective fire. It was one of the first true assault rifles and, due to its durability and ease of use, remains the most widely used assault rifle. More AK-type rifles have been produced than any other assault rifle type.

- A good gun made by the soviet union, not for money but to help there country out.
How was it not made for money? Through militarist expansion the Soviet empire was able to acquire more resources and strengthen their economic and political hegemony over eastern Europe and central Asia. The Soviet Russia was militaristic not because it wanted to "help the people", but because it wanted to compete and defend. Much the same reasons the United States strengthened their military during certain parts of the Cold War. The Soviet military operated in the interests of the Soviet ruling class, just like the US army operates in the interests of the American ruling class. Believe it or not, but the United States and the USSR were surprisingly similar in many facets during the Cold War. They both had capitalism, just different variants of it. A common description is that in the USSR those who were in charge of the government, were in charge of business, in the US, those who were in charge of business, were in charge of government. Russian industries had to operate with a positive profit margin, as all industries functioning in a capitalist world do.


People in the USSR didn't do things for money they couldn't, but they saw there nation as a family, and you only want to give your family the best don't you? But when it money things change.
I think you've read a little too much Soviet propaganda. The USSR did do things in their best economic interests, if they didn't, they wouldn't have lasted as nearly as long as they did.