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germandiago ◴[] No.29829418[source]
This is the sad truth of places like Cuba or North Korea. Everything is forbidden to the point that eating is difficult. So people get corrupted and the guards, etc. just want their part.

None of those things should be illegal. It is really annoying to see how a leader class kills people of hunger and make everything illegal so that now everyone is a criminal for trying to survive.

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908B64B197 ◴[] No.29829874[source]
It's the reason it's harder to work in a resort or operate a taxi in Cuba than it is to become a "doctor".

The former has access to foreign currency with a real value. The later can hope to maybe get an exit visa (the government will loan it's "doctors" to foreign regimes in exchange for real currencies).

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camdat ◴[] No.29831701[source]
Why the quotes around doctor? Cuba has some of the best health outcomes in the LatAm (and arguably the world), it seems like their doctors are of a higher quality than most.
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1. lobocinza ◴[] No.29832544[source]
Accordingly to Cuban government or reliable sources?
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2. scythe ◴[] No.29833844[source]
The user you replied to posted such a source just a few comments down:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29831757

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3. perl4ever ◴[] No.29834273[source]
That appears to be about China. What am I missing?

Also, assuming we have perfect faith in Chinese government statistics and Cuban government statistics...

Nevertheless, the wild variations in Covid experiences between countries and controversy over why it happened, make me think it is a useless yardstick.

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4. lobocinza ◴[] No.29849103{3}[source]
> What am I missing?

I think nothing. Cuban is an authoritarian government that uses it's healthcare for propaganda. It has all the incentives to lie and AFAIK none of these claims are verified by independent parties parties. Regardless of political system it's a poor embargoed island and it's easier to believe that they are gaming the metrics than really providing better health outcomes.