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To: combjelly who wrote (457930)2/19/2009 8:50:54 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1578012
 
They were the bulk of it.

As they are the bulk of it now, after decades in which other countries, which used to have a similar level of wealth have developed.



To: combjelly who wrote (457930)2/19/2009 9:51:07 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578012
 
"Casinos and tourism helped, but they where not the whole picture. "

They were the bulk of it.

The important point that Tim ignores about Cuba under Batista was that only the upper class prospered. For the poor, Cuba was a terrible place to live.


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