Alimente stricate pe mesele românilor în "Epoca de Aur”. Lichidarea datoriei externe, prioritate națională a lui Nicolae Ceaușescu

Documents from 1986 reveal the absurdities of Romania's economy under Ceaușescu, where quality food was exported while inferior products were sold domestically. The National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives highlights how authorities manipulated expiration dates and ignored internal market needs, leading to significant waste. The case of butter from Alba Iulia illustrates the consequences of prioritizing debt repayment over economic logic, resulting in distrust among consumers and a legacy of scarcity. Workers faced penalties for not meeting production quotas despite the surplus of spoiled goods, reflecting the dysfunction of the centralized economy.