Limp Cuban Economics

Limp Cuban Economics

Talk all you want about the embargo but that isn’t why Cubans are so poor. It is due to Limp Communist Economic Policy that cannot “stand-up” to “stiff” world competition. More and more, the rest of the intelligent world has realized that you permit the people a good deal of freedom to create their own wealth and they will provide for themselves – and a number of others as well.

With communism, where’s the beef? Why are Cuban islanders so unproductive? Why is there always premature speculation of adequate output? First, it doesn’t pay – at least not to they that actually does the workin’. Plus the workers are always waiting in a snaking line for free government give-away stuff that is usually not available anyway unless you have political connections. Also, Cuba’s credit virility is impotent at best so supplies are unavailable whether or not there was an embargo. This level of pencil pecker performance economically speaking, is laughable for a macho Latin nation. It is embarrassing. Castro has been caught with his pants down with this one but don't worry – it’s no big deal.

Hopefully, Cubans are going to get tired of getting short-dicked by the Havanaban like this and take matters into their own hands. Anyone should see that it is not civilized for a people to be jerked around like this with their needs left so unfulfilled. Cubans don’t need more pillow-talk promises of glory. They require hard decisions to be made to put some starch into their economic shorts.

Tomás Estrada-Palma