Posted on 10/07/2009 6:29:48 AM PDT by boughtwithaprice
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch - but for years the majority of Cubans have been given free meals at state-run workplace canteens.
But in a bid to balance the budget, the Cuban authorities are about to abolish the scheme.
This week, four government ministries closed all their free lunchrooms across the country.
Instead, workers are being given an extra 15 pesos (70 cents) a day to buy their own meals.
If this trial is successful, then all such workplace canteens could be abolished.
Monthly ration card
It is a small tentative start to what could become a major overhaul of communist Cuba's welfare state.
The state provides about 3.5 million free lunches a day.
The government says in these tough economic times it can no longer afford $350m a year it spends on the scheme.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Well, ya gotta admit ...
at least they are trying to balance their budget ...
and we aren’t even trying!!!!!!!!!!
Big Brother only wants all of your freedom, so that He can more efficiently provide for you. Then after he has consumed your freedom and there is nothing left, you only appear as a burden to Him with nothing more to give. A burden which must be minimized in order for the state to survive.
Big Brother only wants all of your freedom, so that He can more efficiently provide for you. Then after he has consumed your freedom and there is nothing left, you only appear as a burden to Him with nothing more to give. A burden which must be minimized in order for the state to survive.
What do you need a budget for in a communist country? Isn’t that what government weapons are for?
TANSTAFL
Even the Cuban Commies have figured out that there’s no free lunch. Why haven’t the American commies figured it out?
ain’t that the truth
Ahh utopia.
Do they even make lunch boxes that hold chunks of sugar cane and rats?
That tells a story right there, doesn't it.
Our Messiah's dream for us: To dole out pennies to the starving masses, to see the look of deep appreciation on our soul-broken faces, and know that he owns every morsel we eat, and every minute we live...
Even Cuba is cutting back on handouts, meanwhile the Zero still hasn't gotten the message that socialism doesn't work.
I wonder if Cuban workers have to pay taxes on the extra 15 pesos they get as lunch subsidy?
except that there’s no place to buy food.
“What do you need a budget for in a communist country? Isn’t that what government weapons are for?”
Really. To solve any problem, Stalin would say, “Who do I have to kill?”
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