tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post309516742314973544..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: Cuba's Private Sector Push@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-84017328959887902442010-07-21T08:14:52.375-04:002010-07-21T08:14:52.375-04:00Fidel has a problem with people making money. It u...Fidel has a problem with people making money. It upsets him that someone can be prosperous yet not depend on his largesse. If Cuba lays off redundant employees yet still has rules that penalize and prohibit the making of money in private enterprise, there may be an explosion.<br /><br />"We are laying you off, but you will not be permitted to work in private enterprise, and if you do so you will not be permitted to make money, as it would humiliate the state workers."<br /><br />That is a problem.Gringonoreply@blogger.com