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I was in Cuba this January, and I didn't get the feel that this was illegal. We bought the cards on a busy street in Havanna with no problems at all. Also, we p
by Nutomic 10y ago
I was in Cuba this January, and I didn't get the feel that this was illegal. We bought the cards on a busy street in Havanna with no problems at all. Also, we paid 2 CUC and were told the official price was 1 CUC.
- dandelany 10y agoI did the same last October. It's definitely illegal, only ETECSA kiosks are allowed to sell the cards. But resellers are ubiquitous and it seems that the authorities mostly turn a blind eye.
- fiatjaf 10y agoLike in all other mixed economies, EVERYTHING is illegal, but the authorities mostly turn a blind eye. EXCEPT when they want to destroy your life or make you suffer for any reason, then they'll look at you specifically.
- lerpa 10y agoMake everyone a criminal so you have an excuse to get rid of those you don't like.
- jdietrich 10y agoIt's not just mixed economies: https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594035229 https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp...
- fiatjaf 10y agoUS is a mixed economy too :P
- eriknstr 10y agoThe U.S. Embassy in Germany agrees with you. >The United States is said to have a mixed economy because privately owned businesses and government both play important roles. http://usa.usembassy.de/economy-conditions.htm http://usa.usembassy.de/economy-conditions.htm
- tuna-piano 10y agoFrom what I saw a few times, it seemed to be pretty similar to a drug dealer standing on a street corner in a bad part of town in the US. Careful, but still kind of obvious. A couple times they made "pssst" noises to me as they showed me a card. I have no actual idea how much authorities targeted the dealings, besides seeing the level of inconspicuousness of the sales.