tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post2067695809387379966..comments2023-11-03T08:36:09.683-05:00Comments on Brooks Wilson's Economics Blog: Freedom to Joke in East Germany?Brooks M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17097849558228531431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-20362242121679729732010-11-02T21:19:54.680-05:002010-11-02T21:19:54.680-05:00The political jokes made were very clever. However...The political jokes made were very clever. However, I think it was an unintelligient move of the USSR to put these jokesters in jail. The East Germans are complaining about the economy and the USSR is trying to stop these comments by arresting people for them. In turn, this is just making the econmy worse by taking away the workers and having to increase government spending in jails. And this still results in more East Germans making these jokes about the economy. The USSR is not fixing a problem, but making another worse.Jessica Sawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824345661289105799.post-27756270605717762022009-11-02T17:06:22.267-06:002009-11-02T17:06:22.267-06:00The jokes were quite good. Although they do offer ...The jokes were quite good. Although they do offer some good points as to why communism was not good for the East German economy. One thing that I have learned in Dr. Wilson’s economics class is that, a good work force results in a good economy. Which is a reason that when the USSR would put East Germans in jail because of a simple joke, they would not be working, but using government resources in jail. Therefore they are now counterproductive, and not helping the economy. All that wasting just because they couldn't take a joke.Ryan Mezynskinoreply@blogger.com