(December 18, 2014 at 4:36 pm)Heywood Wrote:(December 18, 2014 at 3:29 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: Normalizing trade would allow us to actually make an improvement in the lives of Cubans, and I would expect over the course of a generation or two work to insert more freedoms into their lives.
Only if you believe in trickle down economics. Tourism, tobacco, sugar, and all the major industries are controlled by the party leadership and the military.
No, belief in trickle-down is not required. Belief in leverage points, however, will help you understand what I'm saying.