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Cubans fear government takeover of farmers markets Associated Press, by Will Weissert
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Posted By:PageTurner, 11/4/2009 2:52:52 AM
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| Havana -- The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" -- farmers markets where vendors, not the government, set prices. But food stalls overflow with abundance not seen elsewhere on the shortage-plagued island. So when the Communist Party served notice that it plans to impose price controls at those agros -- ending one of Cuba's few capitalist experiments -- angry shoppers fearing yet more shortages turned on state inspectors |
Comments: Poor schmoes. They didn't really think Castro would let them keep it, did they? Look at the evidence around them! Cuba's state supermarkets, described well in this article, are 'the public option.' The angry Cubans are the tea partiers. |
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
berthabutt, 11/4/2009 5:28:20 AM (No. 5998133) Governance by jealousy & greed. I wouldn't want to live knowing I took the fruits of my neighbor's labor. This mindset must come from the devil as he is most envious of all.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
MsCharlotteVale, 11/4/2009 7:15:51 AM (No. 5998254)
"Bringing trucks loaded with fruits and vegetables into Havana without permission is illegal, but Ismael said, 'we've got the police more or less paid off.'"
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mickeymat, 11/4/2009 7:18:10 AM (No. 5998262) Actually, we have something like this pending on our Congress that will eliminate farmers markets since these small producers will not be able to pay the steep registration fee to have their farm declared safe from contamination. It's coming, all in order to protect us from the dangers of contaminated food.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Bevan, 11/4/2009 8:20:21 AM (No. 5998461) How much more proof do liberals need that capitalism trumps socialism? Heavy sigh
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