What took them so long. We shall see. Have not seen this much on the USA MSM.

Cuba opens up its economy to private businesses

Cuba has announced it will allow private businesses to operate in most sectors, in what is a major reform to its state-controlled economy.

Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito said the list of authorised activities had expanded from 127 to more than 2,000.

Only a minority of sectors would be reserved for the state, she said.

The communist country's economy has been hit hard by the pandemic and US sanctions introduced by the Trump administration.

Last year its economy shrank by 11% - its worst decline in almost three decades - and Cubans have been facing shortages of basic goods.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-55967709

Thanks for posting. I would never have seen that.

Good gawd can we send all of the loons from this country to Cuba....

Pretty please

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(02-09-2021 04:47 PM)maximus Wrote:  Good gawd can we send all of the loons from this country to Cuba....

Pretty please

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It won't be the socialist utopia anymore they won't want to go

Take it with a grain of salt....we shall see.

Viva revolution!

This is what Havana would be looking like if not for those ********.

(02-09-2021 05:08 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Take it with a grain of salt....we shall see.

Viva revolution!

Looks like a big democrat city in the US

So Cuba, after a failed 65+- “experiment” is opening up their society and economy cause they finally realize it hasn’t worked.

And what should be the model on how they do so is now rushing head-long into making the same dumb mistakes they are just now stepping away from.

But, somehow we’ll get it right. Just look at this performance going on in DC right now. I’m not optimistic about our chances...

Cool. I can move to Cuba to escape the US when things get too bad here.

(02-09-2021 06:05 PM)banker Wrote:  Cool. I can move to Cuba to escape the US when things get too bad here.

I'll be running over you to get there first. At least in Cuba we won't have to be supporting all those illegals heading our way. LOL

(02-09-2021 06:05 PM)banker Wrote:  Cool. I can move to Cuba to escape the US when things get too bad here.

Given the chance Cuba will flourish under capitalism.

The real test — even more than allowing some private businesses to exist — is whether they will allow people to leave. As recently as the Elian case (2000), trying to leave without permission was (in reality) a capital offense, regardless of what the “law” might’ve said.

(02-09-2021 05:15 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(02-09-2021 05:08 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Take it with a grain of salt....we shall see.

Viva revolution!

Looks like a big democrat city in the US

You could have told me that was Detroit and I would have had no reason to not believe you.

(02-09-2021 04:47 PM)maximus Wrote:  Good gawd can we send all of the loons from this country to Cuba....

Pretty please

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I’ll pack your bags.

(02-09-2021 06:31 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(02-09-2021 06:05 PM)banker Wrote:  Cool. I can move to Cuba to escape the US when things get too bad here.

Given the chance Cuba will flourish under capitalism.

And after it does the communist will be back to woke them.

(02-10-2021 12:04 PM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(02-09-2021 06:31 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(02-09-2021 06:05 PM)banker Wrote:  Cool. I can move to Cuba to escape the US when things get too bad here.

Given the chance Cuba will flourish under capitalism.

And after it does the communist will be back to woke them.

They are a long way off from achieving anything significant. The government and the people there have no money and any sort of decent infrastructure is non existent.
Ironically the biggest money maker for government has been medical tourism so I doubt they let that go capitalistic although that is one industry that would create some very good paying jobs and you would see a lot more facilities open.

(02-09-2021 06:33 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  The real test — even more than allowing some private businesses to exist — is whether they will allow people to leave. As recently as the Elian case (2000), trying to leave without permission was (in reality) a capital offense, regardless of what the “law” might’ve said.

So, like Bernie said, they can all read, "Leaving the island will ensure capital punishment".