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I never said cuba is a utopia, I'm simply examining the facts, and when you compare cuba to capitalist haiti, or listen to the WHO on cuba/etc, you begin to see a picture being painted.The thing with cuba is...What can you expect for $20. a month?Fuck, look at cuba: Every worker is entitled to enjoy one month of paid annual leave after 11 months of effective work. Workers are also entitled to 9 paid public holidays.[5]
A famous saying in Cuba.
"We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us"
Average salary in Cuba rose 1 pct last year to 20 a month Fox News Latino
I'm sure the Right likes this idea for the US.
""And in Cuba, it’s not all about money. We can look at some of the other benefits that the average Cuban enjoys. The World Health Organization rates Cuba’s water quality as among the best in the world and ranks its citizens nutrition levels, health and life expectancy as among the best. Despite the average Cuban salary being about $30 per month, it is just enough for the average person to cover all their expenses and to enjoy a few outings with their friends once a month. The lifestyle is not that different from the average westerner. There are less comforts and fewer high end products (no large screen TVs or deluxe computers), but overall, Cubans are far better off than some of the poor African countries where people starve to death daily.
- Cubans get free food allowances and are allowed to purchase additional rations of staple foods at cost price from government run bodegas and depots.
- Cuban utility bills are all highly subsidized. The monthly phone, electricity, and gaz bill is only about $2, which is basically nothing when compared to western bills.
- All medical coverage is provided free by the government.
- Gasoline is sold as subsidized costs.
- Education is completely free, even for older people wanting to return to school just for a few classes.
- Beer, alcohol, food is all sold by the state at cost or near cost.
- Rental rates for properties are controlled and most Cubans own their own homes.
- Property taxes and goods and service taxes are zero.
Despite the average wage in Cuba looking like it is extremely low by western standards, we must now factor in the actual cost of living in Cuba. As most people know, Cuba does not have a capitalist economic system. We can take a look at economic subsidies to see how they influence buying power for the average Cuban.""
So in your mind cuba is utopia? So when are you moving?