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.
There is plenty of poverty in Cuba and there are plenty of capitalist countries that do far better in terms of healthcare and overall living standards. Of course, it isn't a fair comparison because these countries have gotten much richer via imperialism and, well, not getting embargoed and bullied. However you are explaining why they failed, which doesn't show they didn't fail. They did. It's mostly not their fault, but they did.