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TexasTowelie

(116,781 posts)
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 12:05 PM Mar 2024

Cuba in Deep Trouble - WTF is Going on? Blackouts, Food & Fuel Shortages & Gasoline Prices Rise 500% - Joe Blogs



CUBA is in a state of ECONOMIC COLLAPSE. The country is out of Cash, there are shortages of Fuel, Food & Medicine and electricity BLACKOUTS are occurring on a daily basis. Cuba is a NET IMPORTER and the situation is now EXTREMELY SERIOUS for CUBA. In order to address the problems the Cuban government has increased the price of Gasoline by 500%, electricity & natural gas prices are up 25% and Food Rations have been cut. In this video I provide an update on all latest situation and discuss what is likely to happen in Cuba.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:50 GASOLINE
4:32 BLACKOUTS
7:00 RATION SYSTEM
8:33 PESO
12:21 INFLATION
14:24 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
19:35 WIN STILTMAN

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Cuba in Deep Trouble - WTF is Going on? Blackouts, Food & Fuel Shortages & Gasoline Prices Rise 500% - Joe Blogs (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2024 OP
No mention of the US's extraterritorial sanctions which are specifically designed to destroy Cuba's economy. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #1
Do you think Putin will help out Cuba? Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #7
Enough of our policy lonely bird Mar 2024 #2
Thank you. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #4
I agree, the US needs to re-think its policy. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #8
Cuba raised gas prices in order to reserve fuel for electric power generation. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #3
I didnt know. Thank you. mahina Mar 2024 #5
Your congressional reps, and POTUS. Marcus IM Mar 2024 #6
 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
1. No mention of the US's extraterritorial sanctions which are specifically designed to destroy Cuba's economy.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 12:15 PM
Mar 2024

Shameful to blame the victims of such policy.

I am Cuban-American.

I grew up in Cuba.

My family lives there.

I visit several times a year.

Not a defender of "Castro-ism" (which is more pronounced in Miami than in Cuba).

I do defend Cuba's right to sovereignty, and for their right to play on an even playing field.



Irish_Dem

(57,508 posts)
7. Do you think Putin will help out Cuba?
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 07:55 PM
Mar 2024

And give him a toe hold near US shores.
Of course this played out in the past and Russia lost.

lonely bird

(1,885 posts)
2. Enough of our policy
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 12:25 PM
Mar 2024

It is past time to restore full relations with Cuba. We have them with the PRC and Russia. We have relations with Vietnam.

 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
4. Thank you.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 12:32 PM
Mar 2024

My family thanks you and all Americans who support fairness regarding the US's anti-Cuba policies that primarily hurt the people the US claims to be helping.



 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
3. Cuba raised gas prices in order to reserve fuel for electric power generation.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 12:30 PM
Mar 2024

Tourism eats up a lot of fuel. Those old US cars get no more than 6-8 MPG. lol. That is why most cars in Cuba are not American relics, the majority of cars in Cuba are French and Asian economy cars that are not sold in the US.

Most people don't know that if a shipper ships anything to Cuba they are banned from US ports for 6 months.

Imagine what that does to the availability of shipped products, like oil.

Not just oil ... anything/everything, aside from a few small exceptions that have to do with supporting privatization in Cuba.

So much missing from this "blame the victims" propaganda video.


 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
6. Your congressional reps, and POTUS.
Tue Mar 19, 2024, 01:10 PM
Mar 2024

Trump reversed President Obama's policies of rapprochement.
POTUS could flip back to the policy initiatives of the Obama admin at will.

The admin maintains tRump policy. Perhaps think they could win some Cuban "exile" votes ... never gonna happen.

Why the Dems pander to the intransigent right wing "exile" Cuban and Venezuelan communities who will never vote for them is beyond me.

Now, Miami-Dade county has turned red - from the "exile" vote, which has turned winner-take-all Florida red.

So f-ing stupid, imo.

Thank you so much for being interested.







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