Dirt Poor in Cuba, The “Workers’ Paradise”
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
In Cuba, ration coupons allow for only about half of the needed calories, and agriculture is so inefficient that Cubans spend about 50 to 70% of their gross income supplementing the food available through the state system (MP: Compared to about 6% for Americans).
More than a quarter of the Cuban work force is involved in agriculture (MP: It’s less than 2% in the U.S. and hasn’t been 25% here since the early 1900s).
A recent article in the Cuban press, noted in a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Global Analysis, quoted a high-level Cuban ministry of agriculture official who revealed that 84% of all food consumed in Cuba is imported.
From the Weekly Standard, via NCPA.
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