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To Fight Recession, A Country Turns To Capitalism To Save Itself
That country? Cuba.
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As the Cuban government struggles through a deep recession, its leaders have begun picking away at socialism in order to save it. But experts say the latest buzz by the Cuban government is simply another desperate fix to stem the slide of a failed economy that buckled long ago.
Even one of Havana's leading economists recently said Cuba's economy needed to be turned upside down -- ``feet up.'' So taxi drivers got private licenses, farmers now have their own plots of land and government workers have to pack their own lunches.
``I think what they are trying to do is prepare the people for a hard landing,'' said Cuba expert Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado of the University of Nebraska. ``The government is really saying in so many words: We've got limited resources and can only do so much. I think they are stuck.''
Since he took office early last year, Raśl Castro has been saying that the country's severely battered economy needs fixing. In a widely quoted August speech, Castro said Cuba was spending more than it made.
``Nobody, no individual nor country, can indefinitely spend more than she or he earns. Two plus two always adds up to four, never five,'' he said. ``Within the conditions of our imperfect socialism, due to our own shortcomings, two plus two often adds up to three.''
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Hmm, economic lessons from Cuba, foreign policy lectures from France, I suppose next we can expect to hear from China about human rights.
Duh.
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Shhhh...don't let our resident socialists see this........They might have a stroke.....
Imagine that......communism failed........
Oh the shame of it all!!!
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10.14.2009
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