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~4011                                                 FOOD
Starvation is rampant throughout the                  1
nation. The farms can barely raise enough
food to feed themselves, let alone the
hungry masses in the cities. Parties of
citizens are considering forays to raid the
farms.

~4012
Starvation in the cities. The farms are               2
producing just enough food for themselves,
but the crowded cities are clamoring for
food, and even the free market is forced to
close early in the morning.

~4013
There are food shortages in the cities.               3
Farmers pick just enough food to earn their
pay, then leave the rest to rot in the
fields unharvested. Only the free market
has any selection.

~4014
While Party officials and other privileged            4
people can get food at their special
stores, finding good at the government
stores is spotty at best. When you find
what you want, the wait is about 6 hours.

~4015
There is food in the government stores, but           5
it's of decidedly inferior quality. If you
want anything good, you have to do some
careful shopping around. The free market
helps fill the gaps.

~4016
While there's inferior quality food in the            6
government stores, you can bribe someone to
get the good stuff if you have the right
connections.

~4017
The stores all have sufficient supplies of            7
decent food to supply current citizens'
needs.

~4021                                                 HEALTH
Pestilence is ravaging the nation. Some big           1
city streets look almost deserted; some
villages have suffered losses of up to 75%.

~4022
Epidemics are spreading in the cities.                2
Hospitals are turning people away, and the
ones who are admitted aren't faring much
better because there aren't enough supplies
to treat them all.

~4023
Epidemics are spreading in rural areas.               3
Rural hospitals are pleading for supplies,
and there are none to send them.

~4024
Urban hospitals are filling up, and the               4
shortage of supplies is becoming acute.

~4025
Rural clinics and hospitals are filled, and           5
urban areas report major health care usage.
Doctors must make hard decisions about
which patients will receive which
medications.

~4026
Reports of epidemics put hospitals on                 6
standby, and administrators are ordering
supplies in extraordinary quantities.

~4027
No unusual health care situations are being           7
reported at this time.

~4031                                                 HOUSING
Even rents in the slums are beyond the                1
reach of most citizens. Workers are camping
in tent cities in Red Square and other
major urban plazas. As winter approaches
this poses serious survival problems.

~4032
Older housing units are crumbling. As their           2
residents look for newer places to live, it
produces a shortage of adequate housing for
everyone.

~4033
Heavy migration into the cities as put                3
construction so far behind demand that many
families have to settle for living in
older, unsanitary facilities.

~4034
Many families are doubling up on living               4
space. New housing construction is barely
keeping pace with urban growth.

~4035
Many families have to share common areas              5
such as kitchens and bathrooms. There is a
wait to get into any of the newer apartment
blocks.

~4036
Most families are able to have a house or             6
apartment to themselves, though older
housing units are badly in need of repair.

~4037
Construction of new housing is adequate to            7
handle the workers' needs.

~4041                                                 EMPLOYMENT
Sudden influxes of rural workers into the             1
cities, coupled with a drop in production,
have led to staggering unemployment rates.

~4042
A reduction of the bureaucracy has thrown             2
thousands of apparatchiks out of work.

~4043
Workers are being laid off because there is           3
not enough work to go around.

~4044
The only reason workers are being kept on,            4
even though there's little for them to do,
is because the factories have been ordered
not to fire them.

~4045
Supervisors are warning they may have to              5
resort to layoffs if bad economic trends
continue.

~4046
Anyone can get a job if he knows the right            6
person to bribe.

~4047
Satisfactory employment is available for              7
all able-bodied people.

~4051                                                 PERSONAL INCOME
Food and rent are barely affordable. Wait             1
till next year for new shoes.

~4052
New shoes are affordable if you save up for           2
a couple of months. Don't count on a new
overcoat, though.

~4053
With judicious budgeting, all the                     3
necessities of life can be afforded.

~4054
The average family can afford to save up              4
for basic appliances.

~4055
The average family can afford to eat at               5
McDonald's several times a month.

~4056
The average family can afford to buy some             6
small status symbols from the West.

~4057
The average family could afford to buy a              7
car every few years, if one was available
to them.

~4061                                                 CONSUMER GOODS
If something breaks, you'd better be able             1
to fix it or do without.

~4062
Even your friends in the black market can't           2
get you anything better than goods made in
Eastern European nations.

~4063
The black market has some goods made in               3
Western countries, but the stores just
carry Eastern European wares.

~4064
Consumer goods can be purchased, but not in           4
stores; you have to order them and have
your name placed on a waiting list.

~4065
Consumer goods can be purchased in stores,            5
but there are long lines and the selection
is very limited.

~4066
Consumer goods are reasonably plentiful in            6
stores, but the selection is somewhat
limited.

~4067
The stores have a wide selection of                   7
consumer goods.

~4071                                                 PUBLIC SERVICES
The availability of public services is                1
diminished because of frequent power
shortages and increasingly restrictive
bureaucratic regulations.

~4072
Public services are available most of the             2
time, but sporadic breakdowns make them
undependable.

~4073
A newly added layer of bureaucratic                   3
entanglements confuse many people trying to
take advantages of public services.

~4074
By bribing enough bureaucrats, you can                4
actually make public services work for you.

~4075
By talking with friends, you develop ways             5
to circumvent the bureaucracy and take
advantage of public services.

~4076
The recent elimination of several layers of           6
bureaucracy show promise for streamlining
the offering of services to the public.

~4077
Public services are readily available to              7
anyone who needs to use them.

~4081                                                 LAW & ORDER
Social control has almost totally broken              1
down. The police are intimidated by the
roving gangs that wander the city streets.

~4082
The police are trying to take action                  2
against the criminal element, but the
courts are backlogged and can't act fast
enough.

~4083
Organized crime keeps the street gangs                3
under control, but most of the police force
is on the take.

~4084
The black market is thriving, but police              4
are holding their own against violent
criminals.

~4085
The worst crime is confined to the poorer             5
neighborhoods.

~4086
The police have invested heavily in                   6
training to learn Western police methods.

~4087
The police have a lid on crime and it is              7
safe to walk the streets at night.

~4091                                                 ENVIRONMENT
A combination of radioactive and chemical             1
pollution has made vast areas totally
uninhabitable.

~4092
Nuclear accidents spread radiation over a             2
wide region, and winds have spread it still
further. Radiation-related illnesses are
reported through 60% of the nation.

~4093
Medical reports show a sharp rise in                  3
environmentally caused illnesses.

~4094
Nuclear and chemical pollution problems are           4
reported contained.

~4095
Citizens complain to their local                      5
governments about widespread environmental
damage in their areas.

~4096
The central government is engaging in                 6
environmental reclamation efforts.

~4097
Both Redpeace and the Ural Club have listed           7
the Soviet Union's environmental activities
"acceptable."

~4101                                                 CIVIL RIGHTS
There are mass executions and relocations             1
without benefit of trial. The forced labor
camps are full. Voice of America is jammed,
and the only two Soviet TV stations show
Either government-approved news, classical
music, or documentaries on tractor repair.
Elections have been "temporarily"
suspended.

~4102
The secret police invest heavily in                   2
computer programs to upgrade their data
bases on everyone. Books not on the
approved list are publicly burned. Some
prominent people who criticized the
government have disappeared.

~4103
Reporters are told what news stories they             3
can or cannot cover. Librarians must keep
lists of what each borrower checks out.
Movies and TV are heavily censored for
political content. Only Communist Party
candidates are allowed on the ballot.

~4104
Independent newspapers cannot always get              4
the paper they need from government mills.
Liberal TV journalists have their budgets
cut to near nothing. Candidates from non-
communist parties are allowed on the
ballot, but they get little publicity in
state-controlled media.

~4105
Independent journalism establishes a                  5
foothold in the Soviet media. People are
willing to speak up in man-on-the-street
interviews. Contested elections give other-
party candidates an equal chance with
Communists.

~4106
The Soviet government has passed its own              6
Freedom of Information Act. Candidates for
public office face tough questioning from
reporters.

~4107
William F. Buckley starts a weekly version            7
of "Firing Line" on Soviet TV, and The
National Enquirer starts distributing a
Russian edition at government food stores.

~4111                                                 EDUCATION
Parents take their children out of schools,           1
convinced the youngsters will learn more at
home or at work.

~4112
Schools nationwide are in such poor shape             2
that most are forced to half-day sessions
for only 6 months a year. Many colleges are
forced to close.

~4113
Outdated facilities and low budgets crowd             3
children together in poorly equipped unsafe
classrooms. Colleges severely restrict
enrollment.

~4114
A teacher shortage forces crowded                     4
classrooms, but at least all the students
can be accommodated. Students must bribe
officials to get into college.

~4115
All students can get a basic education, but           5
rural students have little chance of
getting into college.

~4116
All students have an equal chance at full             6
educational opportunities.

~4117
Exchanges of teachers and students with               7
Western countries allow a free exchange of
information and broadened education
horizons.

~4121                                                 EMERGENCY
A third of the population has been wiped              1
out by collision with an asteroid.
Communications are disrupted and government
is unable to coordinate rescue efforts.

~4122
Large scale catastrophe due to flooding.              2
Red Army troops must be brought in to
restore order to civilian areas.

~4123
Great damage in localized area due to                 3
earthquake. Many people have lost homes and
possessions.

~4124
Review of Civil Defense agencies finds them           4
stripped of funds by corrupt bureaucrats,
woefully outdated and useless in the event
of catastrophe.

~4125
Fears for public safety prompt an inquiry             5
into Civil Defense agency preparedness.

~4126
Government takes steps to eliminate waste             6
and streamline procedures in Civil Defense
agencies.

~4127
No current emergencies. Government is well            7
prepared to handle disasters.

~9999