Posted on 09/30/2017 7:07:12 AM PDT by rktman
It was big news three years ago when Castro more than doubled the monthly wage for doctors with two specialties, from … $26 to $67. Alas, nurses didn’t do quite as well percentage-wise. They went from $13 per month to $25. Imagine knowing you have an expertise in a profession that would let you live comfortably, if not lavishly, even in the richest country in the world and receiving a monthly wage whose equivalent value could be paid in literal peanuts without too much logistical trouble.
“When you leave Cuba for the first time, you discover many things that you had been blind to,” said one doctor to the paper. It turns out communism is de facto slavery. Who knew?
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“Free” means someone else pays. “Free market” means everyone is justly compensated.
Liberals don’t even want to own so much as a vacation home in any of their esteemed socialist paradises. They think they’re great but don’t want to ever live there — even for short periods of time.
At this point, it isn’t much better here, lol!
Cuban doctors get $60 per month, the police get $70-80. We all know the reason.
Michael Moore to the emergency room, stat!
” It turns out communism is de facto slavery. Who knew?”
I knew.
All conservatives knew.
All Libertarians knew.
Only liberal idiots in free countries don’t seem to know.
Heck, US Income Tax is partial slavery.
Then do something about it. Start by killing your "leader"
My grandpa said that in an honest day’s work, what is the difference between a doctor and a truck driver? All should be paid the same.
Of course, grandpa was an old-school Stalinist in the now-defunct Yugoslavia.
I miss grandpa; he was a big influence on my becoming the conservative I am today.
I visited Cuba last year, unfortunately during the week of mourning for Fidel,as music, dance, and in many places alcohol, was prohibited. I actually met a Cuban doctor who drove a cab, as he could earn as much in an hour being an entrepreneur as he could in a month on a government salary as a doctor. The medical slave trade is alive and well in Cuba, and brings in about $8 billion per year for the doctors they farm out to other countries. This is roughly 2.5 times what they get from all other export commodities (sugar, coffee, nickel, seafood, etc.) combined. Of course the doctors they export are not the same quality as American trained physicians by any stretch. Their medical schools accept students straight out of high school and last 6 years, but the last year is like the traditional internship in US medical training. Surprisingly, training in English language consumes many hours of their training. The graduates are farmed out to other countries where they generate revenue for Cuba, and get a little bit extra compensation above the $30 per month government compensation. When they return to Cuba they get better housing than the general populace, but it is still substandard by American standards. The overall healthcare system is a far cry from what Michael Moore depicts, with many rural and even urban pharmacies carrying only the very basic medications. Interestingly, hospitality workers ( maids, waiters, entertainers, cab drivers etc.) who get tips from tourism are the highest paid people in Cuba (other than those who receive subsidies from their families in the US) The other interesting thing is that although there are vintage cars in Cuba (used mostly in Havana for tourism, there are far more modern cars of non- US brands particularly from Europe, Japan, Korea and China. The Geely is a very popular car from China that is used by the upper class. Yes they have classes in Cuba with Communist party members being in the upper class with perks accordingly. Now that pretty much everyone in Cuba has a cell phone, and unrestricted internet (while quite expensive) is available, I think there will be more dissention among the people who will see how the rest of the world lives
“My grandpa said that in an honest day’s work, what is the difference between a doctor and a truck driver?”
That’s weird, huh? Maybe the difference is that one spent 15 extra years in college. Maybe the difference is that one saves people’s lives.
I guess people, e.g., Socialists, do have that mindset, but they have to have their heads up their asses.
When you are not allowed to know any different, that’s how you end up. Mrs. rktman went to Armenia not long after the fall of the Soviet union to try to teach folks about starting businesses and free enterprise. It was hard for her and her boss to get them to realize the opportunity before them. Hopefully they did some good. Her former boss recently went back and parts of the economy are thriving.
I have always wanted to visit Cuba, but it seems like such a sad place with the repressive communist regime in power.
Was the visit fun?
“Michael Moore to the emergency room, stat!”
Yeah, send him to Cuba for a “budget liposuction,” coupled with sewing his mouth shut.
One thing many of us might agree on, janitors should be paid more than liberal college professors, heh heh....
We went with a National Geographic tour group, as individual tourist visas are not permitted unless you take a “backdoor” route through Canada, Mexico, Cayman, etc. We got there on the day after Fidel woke up dead and that put a damper on the usual cultural gaity that one associates with Cuba. There were lines miles long for Cubans to pay their respects, not only in Havana, but in outlying areas like Cienfuegos. The Cuban people were friendly and open and were not afraid to express what was bad as well as good about their country. The colonial architecture in downtown Havana is crumbling due to the weather, years of neglect and lack of funds. Buildings that have been restored are very nice, and on the other side of Havana there are buildings of the mafia vintage that are in pretty good shape. There are new hotels in areas of Havana that are as nice as you will see anywhere in the US. All in all it was a good trip, but not a destination I would go back to.
They do, and they do.
Just showing it's not a new idea. The clear destination for all the "fairness" and "income disparity" talk is just what we have in Cuba.
Just got back a couple of days ago from a hurricane relief trip. Things are 100x worse than the government says.
I would never go as a tourist. There are much better places to go.
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