Old Hand Me Down Plane Crashed...

[Richard]

US sugar holds more sway then next generation mob guys that transitioned into legit business.

Cubas allies are China, Iran, Bolivia, Russia, Vietnam, Laos, Brazil, Venezuela, and the most of countries in South America...

Our embargo only covers US friendly countries,the rest all pretty much resembles
the system in common where the ones at the top eat in palaces while the minions eat in huts.They still can trade with any of their allies.

Cubans were poor before we had anything to do with the embargo,during the civil war 80% of their beef was bought out of the port of Tampa,they could not raise cows there,up until the embargo 90% of the sugar consumed in the US came from Cuba but was subsidized by the US government,so we were propping them up back then.

They do not have the safety systems in place like our FAA and they can buy airplane parts from any number of countries,it goes back to the money has to come from somewhere and it does not work when the government takes care of your every need.

They had a special on tv where a female lawyer was being interviewed,she was hooking on the side so she could pay to remodel her apartment.

Here the PRs cannot stand the Cubans and the Cubans cannot stand the PRs so there is that drama going on,but you should really check it out if you can,the people are cool and friendly,generations growing up that way do not know the difference.

I feel safer riding on one of their 70 year old steam engine trains then on their airplanes,at least the trains are serviced by old school craftsmen that take pride in keeping those things going.

People are boycotting the travel there because every business is connected as a partner with the government by law so they view supporting them is also supporting the government.

Really beautiful architecture,most of it in disrepair.

People are funny about Cuba though for some reason,they want to boycott every other country on the planet for human rights issues but turn a blind eye when it comes to Cuba for doing the exact same thing.

No matter where you go in the world everybody is the same,they want to raise their families and live life it's the politics that gets in the way,you can say that the people can make political changes to better their situations,like Detroit did but the difference there is the constant oppression and the elimination of the opposition,people that stand up against the currant regimes just disappear.

Embargo or not it is their choice,but even in this country there seem to be many that desire that way of life without knowing what the consequences are.

But at the end of the day it is a communist centric country and the majority of the people like it like that but still want the benefits that the US dollar provides,it becomes two different systems clashing with wanting to have your cake and eating it to,it does not work.