If you listened to Hollywood's elite gush about how well Castro et al have handled the affairs of Cuba, you'd never guess that they're running out of what I would consider a "fundamental basic" to one's daily life: toilet paper.
Interesting quotes from this article include: "Cubans receive a subsidized food ration from the government each month that they say meets their needs for about two weeks."
While we embark on a rapid downhill slide to a Cubanesque existence here in the U.S., note this particular gem courtesy of Fidel's brother Raoul, who is the new "president" of the country: "Castro, who replaced his ailing older brother Fidel Castro as president last year, also has complained that Cuba's productivity is too low. He has taken various steps to boost output, including putting more state-owned land in private hands and pushing for salaries to be based on productivity."
Yes, the emphasis is mine....but who'd have thought that the answer to their problems would be capitalist ideas? Somebody call OUR president and let him in on this secret.
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