Bad examples as they were not true Socialist countries and were probably more corruptly run than even some Capitalist countries....but just to throw it back...you think capitalism or free enterprise (same thing) is working? It neither works in theory or practice......millions of starving people will tell you that. Where there is inequality there are a few winners but many more losers............and capitalism stands for inequality with a capital I.....OK in SOME capitalist countries the shelves are full BUT in other capitalist states most folks are too poor to even have shelves....you have to control greedy people not let them run the country. Do not quote Russia or Korea etc as examples...why not quote some of the Arab countries or Asian Countries or African countries where capitalism is certainly not working where the folks cannot even vote or have any democracy to speak about and life is cheap....if they complain they just simply disappear.