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Cuba's doing pretty well, except for the fact that the USA has put an embargo on them (due to political reasons), making it extremely hard for them to trade wit
by Qwertious 12y ago
Cuba's doing pretty well, except for the fact that the USA has put an embargo on them (due to political reasons), making it extremely hard for them to trade with anyone, and massively driving down the value of their currency.
- gaius 12y agoYou probably wouldn't say that if you had been to Cuba. The real problem they have is that when the USSR collapsed, no one was willing to pay 10x the market price for their sugar. They have plenty of people to trade with, oil from Venezuela, and lots of cars, refrigerators, etc from China. They have a parallel tourist economy, with two different currencies. And in downtown Havana you will see 3 families crowded into a single apartment with cardboard over the windows because they can afford neither curtains nor even glass, and a mile away gorgeous ex-colonial villas in landscaped gardens, for the Party elite. Don't believe the propaganda, go see for yourself.