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[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Cuba also has a secret police happy to lock up any opposition. Lots of Cubans want to leave the country.

Good education and relatively good health care is the only thing Cuba has going for it.

Economic development was whack for decades when they wasted the generous subsidies the Soviet Union provided. Today they keep the economy afloat with cheap oil from Venezuela and remittance sent by the diaspora.

To this day Cuba rations food with coupons and most people are poor.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Do you know why Cuba can't make trades??? I'll wait

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 minutes ago

Cuba trades with much of the world just fine. Their export goods just aren’t particularly desirable or high value.