[grundle]

This is from two years ago, but it's the most recent that I could find. Perhaps brain surgeons are now up to $25 a month?

If the embargo was lifted, and Wal-Mart and McDonald's opened up factories, stores, and restaurants in Cuba, and offered Cuban citizens five times as much money as they are making now to come and work for them, then the Marxists, progressives, etc. in the U.S., who had never complained about the low salaries that the Cuban government pays to Cuban citizens, would have a major temper trantram at the "exploitation" of these people by the U.S. corporations that were offering them five times as much money. The U.S. Marxists, progressives., etc., think that the people of Cuba are too stupid to make their own decision about what job is best for them.

[CMailBag]

Coming to a clinic near you.

[mountn man]

I wonder how much they pay community organizers?

[CitizenUSA]

I don’t see the problem. It’s totally fair. Why should a brain surgeon live better than a street sweeper? They both work hard...

[Conspiracy Guy]

Remind me not to have brain surgery in Cuba.

[RginTN]

Obviously Cuba needs to work harder to end income inequality.

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah, but those brain surgeon graduate with a massive education bill of $189.75. It’s hard to pay that off until you’re around 50 you know.

[R_Kangel]

"Average Cuban monthly salary rises to $19 [but brain surgeons make a whopping $22 a month]...."

.... What the heck ..... did the Brain Surgeons get a raise!?!??

[PUGACHEV]

That’s up from about $2 a month in the early ‘90s.

[unlearner]

Why don’t they just raise the minimum wage?

/s

[marron]

What a country, where even your medical professionals are slaves.

[TChad]

This is from two years ago, but it's the most recent that I could find.

Cubans get a ration card plus a maximum salary of $20 per month.

The Once Great City of Havana

Plus, of course, whatever the women in the family can earn as prostitutes servicing foreign tourists.

Isn't equality wonderful?

[DennisR]

“Paging Michael Moore...Michael, where are you?”

[Pajamajan]

Income Equality-Yaye!

[JoeProBono]

[billyboy15]

This is from two years ago, but it’s the most recent that I could find. Perhaps brain surgeons are now up to $25 a month?

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Is that before taxes...?

Just wondering.