Pangloss Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/13/cuba.travel/?iref=mpstoryview This should be interesting. He's lifting mainly the ones that prohibit Cuban exiles from traveling to see family members and sending them large amounts of cash. The cash they've been able to send has already had a major impact on the Cuban economy, so that will certainly increase, but the Elephant in the Room (American tourism) is still off the table. For now. This seems to be a certain degree of pandering to the exile community. Which reflects typical Cuban exile denialism, IMO. "I'll send MY money to MY relatives, but as long as nobody else does that the regime will suffer and wither and die!" As if. All the sanctions should be lifted. Flood the country with American wealth. Give them so much money they'll have a high-speed internet connection in every home by next Thursday. Then see what happens. Cubans are most definitely NOT Chinese. What do you all think?
bascule Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 The Cuban embargo is painfully outdated. Fidel Castro is an old, dying man. And I'd certainly like to be able to buy Cuban cigars...
john5746 Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 All the sanctions should be lifted. Flood the country with American wealth. Give them so much money they'll have a high-speed internet connection in every home by next Thursday. Then see what happens. Cubans are most definitely NOT Chinese. What do you all think? And maybe Cuba could help Americans get some health care on the cheap...
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