An eyewitness account of what waits us in America if we continue going down this socialist road.
Interested in seeing Barack Obama’s dreams for the U.S. in real time? Pack some toilet paper, Tylenol, and towels. Then hop a plane to Cuba. Just ninety miles off Florida’s coast, Obama’s ideas are alive and kicking.
In fact, visiting Cuba today may be more meaningful than ever before. Touring the country of 11 million lets you see everything the far left “knows” is right, just, and good for all of us.
Step out at Havana’s José Martí airport to throngs of Cubans. The people — warm and welcoming — meet friends and relatives at the airport. Hundreds wait for arrivals. Though the government boasts 3.4% unemployment, judging by airport greeters and others hanging around town, those stats are questionable.
Cuba has two currencies: the CUCs (Cuban Convertible Pesos, pronounced “kooks”), which buy the good stuff, and the Cuban peso: fairly worthless. Cubans are paid in pesos. Twenty-five pesos equal one CUC. It’s nearly impossible to earn enough pesos to purchase the number of CUCs needed to buy better items. So Cuba’s black market is thriving.
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Of course, there’s free health care, which Cubans (and Michael Moore) are programmed to hype to Americans. They tell you that Fidel brought universal health care. Sounds terrific, right? All services free? Docs earning 250 pesos a month, yet working nonstop? What could be better?
Well…remember that Tylenol? It’s a donation to Cuba. Cuba’s health care has “minor” glitches like no medicines. There aren’t over-the-counter or prescription drugs, vitamins, or supplies like diabetic strips. There’s inferior training, doctor shortages, rationed care, and a lack of equipment. (A few years ago, Havana — a city of 2 ½ million — had only one MRI machine.) The hospitals are in terrible shape, and the system is economically draining. Actually, some with money might get better care, but they pay under the table.