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Earlier this year I visited Cuba and rented a room from cardiologist and his family. He explained that the results of the Cuban system are mixed. On the one h
by panarky 9y ago
Earlier this year I visited Cuba and rented a room from cardiologist and his family.
He explained that the results of the Cuban system are mixed.
On the one hand, literacy and life expectancy are way up since the revolution.
On the other hand, cardiologists need to rent rooms to people like me to afford their simple life.
He recognized the deficiencies of their system, but he thought they were outweighed by the benefits.
- taw55 9y agoYou find this mixed reaction in a lot of former communist countries, both capitalist and communist institutions have a vested interest in maintining a cartoon dichotomy.
- briandear 9y agoBut everyone’s life expectancy and literacy is up since the revolution. Comparing 1940 Cuba with 2017 Cuba isn’t even useful, regardless of political system.
- turk184 9y agoBut he thought wrong. There is absolutely no comparison in the standard of living in Cuba to the western world. None whatsoever. Cast whatever aspersions you like about it, the fact remains.