Discussion for article #231311
Cubans, young and old, are resourceful and energetic, making do with few resources or support.
I hope the flood of money that follows this thaw will not become a destructive catastrophe.
Many photos of a November 2014 trip to Havana here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/13968680@N07/
Want to see the GOP flip on all of this like a circus acrobat?
Have Raul Castro reach out to Sheldon Adelson about opening a casino in Havana.
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i am fascinated by Cuba. despite extremely aggressive subversion by our USofA, a communist country, without the benefit of trade and in the presence of intense regional isolation, has been able to provide a standard of living that is acceptable (although paltry compared to our norms, everyone has access to shelter and food/water) and education/healthcare access that makes us look like fools. if the question of whether communism is a viable governmental structure is still relevant, in my opinion Cuba demonstrates that it actually very much is. and if the last decade or so in our country is any indication, unregulated capitalism is a potentially deeply flawed economic model.