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joshcryer

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6. The situation kills me.

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 05:20 AM

Sep 2013

The part, especially, about black laborers doing the farming, it was totally excruciating. (There was an article recently about how black Cubans are in a subclass system because they don't have exiles who can send them money back home, so they're at the bottom tier.)

I am a socialist but I don't consider Cuba socialist so I'm extremely disappointed with how their system has turned out. It's a damn shame. So much potential. So much loss.

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Cuba expands list of allowed private sector jobs [View all] FrodosPet Sep 2013 OP

I was once told the privitization efforts were proof their socialism worked. joshcryer Sep 2013 #1

Docu showing Cuba's embrace of capitalism: joshcryer Sep 2013 #2

Do the faithful in the Latin American group know about this video? FrodosPet Sep 2013 #3

Yes. joshcryer Sep 2013 #5

Ah - the old $20 a month government job chestnut. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #8

$20 a month, $800,000 houses. joshcryer Sep 2013 #12

You know I generally accept at least some of what you say on the subject. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #13

The documentary which I posted. joshcryer Sep 2013 #15

Thank you Josh madokie Sep 2013 #4

The situation kills me. joshcryer Sep 2013 #6

Oh, Jesus, you want to open the race can of worms re: Cuba? Recursion Sep 2013 #7

I can find the article. joshcryer Sep 2013 #9

Oh, believe me, I've been there Recursion Sep 2013 #10

Wow! Keeping a list of allowed jobs has got to have a damping effect on the economy. Pterodactyl Sep 2013 #11

You should maybe allow for the fact dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #14

Glad they're finally catching up and setting up proper taxes. Pterodactyl Sep 2013 #16