It isn't a good bargain, but it is a better deal they get for what they paid
than we get.
FYI, there was, when all farms were nationalized, one farm that was allowed
to remain in private hands. It was and remains the only privately owned farm
in Cuba, it was exempted because it is where the tobacco used to make
Fidel's cigars is grown. That is, of course, the other side of the coin that
shows how Kennedy sent a staffer all over DC to buy cuban cigars the evening
he was to sign off on the embargo.
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From: Tina Manley
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 11:51 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMGS: More Tobacco
They just take it. That's socialism but they are very proud of it and the
free education and medical care that they get.
Tina
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> PESO:
>
> The tobacco barn in the photo belongs to Angel. We walked up to it and
he
> came from his house to show off his tobacco and tell us every step in
> growing and curing the tobacco leaves. The leaves dry on racks in the
barn
> and are then stored in rolled up palm bark. After they have cured, they
> are soaked in honey and then rolled. Angel explained that the
> government
> gets 90% of his tobacco crop. He gets to keep 10% to sell. We bought
> 10
> cigars from him at about $2 each.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/159422572
>
>
Interesting. Does the government reimburse them at all for the 90%? Or do
they just take it?
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Paul Braun WD9GCO
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
Auerbach
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