The labour minister announces a major reform to the communist country's state-controlled economy.

uhh can anyone debunk this if it isn't true, or clarify if this is some dengist thing

Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito said the list of authorised industries had expanded from 127 to more than 2,000.

Only a minority of industries would be reserved for the state, she said.

    • RedDawn [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Fidel spoke about this when he talked about China while he was alive

      "I think China is a socialist country, and Vietnam is a socialist nation as well. And they insist that they have introduced all the necessary reforms in order to motivate national development and to continue seeking the objectives of socialism.

      "There are no fully pure regimes or systems. In Cuba, for instance, we have many forms of private property. We have hundreds of thousands of farm owners. In some cases they own up to 110 acres. In Europe they would be considered large landholders. Practically all Cubans own their own home and, what is more, we welcome foreign investment. But that does not mean Cuba has stopped being socialist.

      • Pirate [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Try not to use Google AMP links, comrade! I think there is a Firefox extension that cleans urls but I don't remember which because I use DuckDuckGo https://duckduckgo.com instead of Google which I really recommend btw both for privacy and for degoogling your life

        • RedDawn [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Sorry, yeah I can’t stand google amp shit but it seems like it’s everywhere and hard to avoid.

    • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I mean, not that I disagree with you, but there is a Russian saying: "People outside of a burning building have a better view of the fire".

      This "wEll YoU dON't LiVE tHEre!!!" line isn't really a very compelling argument.

        • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Yeah but the firefighter starts out standing outside the building.

          IDK I guess like all analogies this one has limitations.

      • RedDawn [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Does Fidel Castro count as a true leftist?

        "I think China is a socialist country, and Vietnam is a socialist nation as well. And they insist that they have introduced all the necessary reforms in order to motivate national development and to continue seeking the objectives of socialism.

        "There are no fully pure regimes or systems. In Cuba, for instance, we have many forms of private property. We have hundreds of thousands of farm owners. In some cases they own up to 110 acres. In Europe they would be considered large landholders. Practically all Cubans own their own home and, what is more, we welcome foreign investment. But that does not mean Cuba has stopped being socialist

    • leftcompride [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Capitalism with open markets and competition is better than capitalism with state ownership, made up prices and closed markets, aka "AESC" .

      • PaulWall [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        yes that is why china’s gdp growth has been so inefficient compared to USA

        • leftcompride [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          We're talking about Cuba, I know reading is hard, but try to keep up. No one here is even dumb enough to think that China is "socialist" in the same sense as Cuba. What was China's GDP growth like when they had an economic model similar to Cuba during Mao?