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That's the part a lot of people in the west still don't seem to get. The existence of Soviet Union alone was enough to force capitalists to allow for a relatively high standard of living for the working majority. As soon as the threat of a good example was destroyed, there was no longer any reason to keep up any pretenses. The exploitation could now begin in full.