Problem: Finns provided Russians with a variety of manufactured items -- it is n't clear how the prices were determined . No money was actually supposed to change hands . At the end of the period , when the Soviet Union collapsed , it turned out that the Soviets owed quite a lot to the Finns ; Russia has now paid off the debt . The obvious conjecture , given the reparations , the relative strength of the two countries , and their previous history , is that the trade was a form of disguised tribute , that the Finns were paying off the Russians not to attack them . Several people in the conversation , however , who claimed to be familiar with the facts -- Finns and an American long resident in Finland -- claimed that it was the other way around .

Why is the relationship between Finland and Russia unequal ?

A: None of the above choices .

Problem: How 's this for some recommendations ? Change the jaywalking fine from a dollar ( yes a fucking dollar ) to say 100 $ and fucking enforce it ! Put up some signs and billboard what not that give a visual idea what happens when a 2 + ton chunk of metal hits a ped at 35 mph as when they step out between two parked cars in the middle of the street .

What is the narrator complaining about ?

A: Pedestrians are not following traffic rules .

Problem: I am like BA , I am watching Fannie and Freddie fall to below a $ 1 in cost . At one time , I had thought about buying stock in one of them ; glad I did n't . I get sticker shock every time I go to the grocery store .

What current event am I describing ?

A:
The financial collapse