And herein lies the unseen reason for the Cuba deal bringing Cuba's failed economy under the wing of the American banking system and ultimately the American taxpayer who will be responsible for the bailout. Russia and Venezuela are kaput financially and can no longer sustain their ventures in Cuba. The Castro power base will erode without outside money and Obama is proud to provide it for his Marxist brothers.
The economy is going to head down as we get into reporting in early 2015.
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The economy always responds to lower oil prices by increasing. Low oil prices are hard on the oil patch but pure oxygen everywhere else. On the top line they work like a tax cut. On the bottom line they make workers more efficient and increase profits of companies.