Cuba Going Capitalist?

American Voices • World • ISSUE 46•37 • Sep 15, 2010

Less than a week after the publication of an interview in which Fidel Castro allegedly admitted his nation’s economic system was a failure, Cuba announced it would lay off up to 1 million or more government employees. What do you think?

“But the Cuban sandwich is in no danger of losing its position, right?" ”
Heather Altman –
Field Coordinator
“Not sure what's worse: a completely unrepentant tyrant, or one who admits he did all the wrong things for decades." ”
Don Marine –
Systems Analyst
“Goddammit, I was just about to send off some resumés to Cuba."”
Matt Bloczynski –
Unemployed

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