<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Obama will be sad to hear this...Cuba scaling back it's Communist Economic System<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/obama-will-be-sad-to-hear-this-cuba-scaling-back-its-communist-economic-system/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| August 2, 2010 at 9:25 AM | Tags: Barack Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/barack-obama/>, Communism<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/communism/>, Communist <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/communist/>, Cuba<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/cuba/>, Fidel Castro <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/fidel-castro/>, Obama<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/obama/>, President Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/president-obama/>, Raul Castro <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/raul-castro/> | Categories: Uncategorized <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/> | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-248
<http://scottystarnes.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/dws-t-is-one-communism.jpg> Obama will be heartbroken when he hears of this<http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11302058> ... Raul Castro said Sunday that his government will scale back controls on small businesses, lay off unnecessary workers and allow more self-employment — significant steps in a country where the state dominates nearly every facet of the economy. Sounds like the opposite of what Obama is doing huh? Cuba's president, however, squashed notions of a sweeping overhaul to the country's communist economic system in response to the financial crisis it faces. "With experience accumulated in more than 55 years of revolutionary struggle, it doesn't seem like we're doing too badly, nor that desperation or frustration have been our companions along the way," the president said. Castro spoke before parliament, which opened its biannual session without Fidel Castro, who has made a slew of recent public appearances of late but missed another chance to share a major public stage with his younger brother. Instead, lawmakers got Raul, who said authorities will "update the Cuban economic model," suggesting reforms could be on the horizon. Cuban officials plan to reduce state control of small businesses, authorize more Cubans to become self-employed and build a new tax structure that will compel state employees to contribute more. About 95 percent of all Cubans currently work for the government and Castro has suggested that as many as one in five state employees are redundant. He promised job cuts, calling for "the reduction of work forces that are considerably bloated in the state sector." Obama will be jealous of these numbers. Add a comment to this post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/obama-will-be-sad-to-hear-this-cuba-scaling-back-its-communist-economic-system/#respond> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/7944/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/7944/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/7944/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/7944/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/7944/> [image: WordPress] WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=3798fd215769383e8c0bfe666e7f0ccb&email=baconlard%40gmail.com>| Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=3798fd215769383e8c0bfe666e7f0ccb&email=baconlard%40gmail.com&b=uoLFkFX%2F3%7C%3DXCz%3FoQQkp%3FtUOVCxnSP2jO3L9Y%5Dppb>| Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our Post by Email <http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/> feature. *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:* http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
