Cuba Rocks
You can't help but admire the communist Shangri-La that is Cuba:
The authorities allow Maribel Vidal to sell her handicrafts two weeks out of four to tourists visiting Camaguey, 550km east of Havana.
She used to be a teacher on 3000 pesos ($135) a year.
"I now earn 10 to 15 times more," but has to pay 50% tax.
Maribel says many of the other market traders are also university graduates.
She earns enough to "live with dignity" but wishes she could return to teaching.
I wonder why Cubans like Andy Garcia (who directed a film that didn't paint a nice picture of Che and co) and his family fled the country?
The authorities allow Maribel Vidal to sell her handicrafts two weeks out of four to tourists visiting Camaguey, 550km east of Havana.
She used to be a teacher on 3000 pesos ($135) a year.
"I now earn 10 to 15 times more," but has to pay 50% tax.
Maribel says many of the other market traders are also university graduates.
She earns enough to "live with dignity" but wishes she could return to teaching.
I wonder why Cubans like Andy Garcia (who directed a film that didn't paint a nice picture of Che and co) and his family fled the country?
posted by Engels at 12:45 pm
4 Comments:
i'll see your anti cuban rhetoric and match you
en guard!
Right... do you actually believe that tripe? I'll post a response on my blog.
Btw, how's that vacation going?
yeah man everyone knows that capitalism caused cancer :P
I'm still working for the man!
Damn my capitalist overlords that required 4 weeks notice.
I finish August the 10th, when i intend to buy a che shirt and smoke a lot of weed in my underpants.
Viva la smoking of weed in underpants.
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