But while such attitudes are widespread there is little economic information to back them up. The composition of the group in terms of background is less certain. Just because someone was a manager in a state enterprise doesn't mean he was a communist apparatchik. Observers say the discontent is part of a larger cultural backlash. Moving to a consumer society simply is not as easy as predicted.
Choice brings responsibility.
Responsibility breeds stress. The question Poles must answer is how ready are you to take your place in a complex, consumer society. It's true that Poland has a long way to go before it can consider itself a true market economy - culturally and economically. A June government report that sketched out Poland's strategy for 2000 to 2010 says it is essential to complete privatisation. Economists hope such changes will bring new wealth to a larger slice of the population.