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Actually they destroy then directly and indirectly. The goverment closed all the casinos and nationalized all hotels and small business main users of neon ligh

Actually they destroy then directly and indirectly. The goverment closed all the casinos and nationalized all hotels and small business main users of neon lights. Once every little business was taken over by the government, no one really cared anymore since they belonged to no one so they slowy broke and no one cared to fix them. This a reallity for Cubans living in Cuba right now(I'm a Cuban myself but I do not live in Cuba anymore) with many other things like buildings, roads, artworks, no just neon lights. And of courses suporters of the regime will blame the US for it like with everything else.

jnty 7y ago
It seems an odd thing to get hung up on, really. I'd rather have universal healthcare than lots of neon lights.
- osmay88 7y ago
  Dude, the reality of Cuban healthcare it's very different of what you see in the news. Foreign people are banned to enter the hospitals used by the regular people. There are special hospitals for foreigners, and Cubans cannot go there unless you have very good connections or you pay an insane amount of cash under the table(keep in mind that the average wage in Cuba is about 25$ a month and with food prices quite similar than the US). On regular people's hospitals there are shortages of meds quite often, with people having to go to the back market to get the meds they need. Take for example here: (You can use google translate) https://www.periodicocubano.com/pedazo-de-techo-del-hospital-de-diez-de-octubre-cae-sobre-la-cama-de-un-paciente/ https://www.periodicocubano.com/pedazo-de-techo-del-hospital...
  - gattilorenz 7y ago
    is the shortage of meds due to the embargo, or to a general disastrous state of the economy?
- emptyfile 7y ago
  You didn't care to read the comment till the end? >This a reallity for Cubans living in Cuba right now(I'm a Cuban myself but I do not live in Cuba anymore) with many other things like buildings, roads, artworks, no just neon lights. >with many other things like buildings, roads, artworks, no just neon lights.
alexcabrera 7y ago
I can't wait for the HN comments telling you you're wrong even though it's lived experience because they want a place where they can spend their tech windfall before it's "ruined" by Americans.

jnty 7y ago

It seems an odd thing to get hung up on, really. I'd rather have universal healthcare than lots of neon lights.

osmay88 7y ago
Dude, the reality of Cuban healthcare it's very different of what you see in the news. Foreign people are banned to enter the hospitals used by the regular people. There are special hospitals for foreigners, and Cubans cannot go there unless you have very good connections or you pay an insane amount of cash under the table(keep in mind that the average wage in Cuba is about 25$ a month and with food prices quite similar than the US). On regular people's hospitals there are shortages of meds quite often, with people having to go to the back market to get the meds they need. Take for example here: (You can use google translate) https://www.periodicocubano.com/pedazo-de-techo-del-hospital-de-diez-de-octubre-cae-sobre-la-cama-de-un-paciente/ https://www.periodicocubano.com/pedazo-de-techo-del-hospital...
- gattilorenz 7y ago
  is the shortage of meds due to the embargo, or to a general disastrous state of the economy?
emptyfile 7y ago
You didn't care to read the comment till the end? >This a reallity for Cubans living in Cuba right now(I'm a Cuban myself but I do not live in Cuba anymore) with many other things like buildings, roads, artworks, no just neon lights. >with many other things like buildings, roads, artworks, no just neon lights.

alexcabrera 7y ago

I can't wait for the HN comments telling you you're wrong even though it's lived experience because they want a place where they can spend their tech windfall before it's "ruined" by Americans.