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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

USA vs Cuba

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USA vs Cuba

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    I’m not a fan of meme-level infographics of unsourced data.

    US unemployment figures virtually never include those who have given up on looking for work, which is a drastic undercounting. Biden’s Misleading Unemployment Statistic

    Who knows where the Cuban unemployment figure came from, or how it was calculated or the quality of the data.

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      Some brief searching of my own tells me that, while the unemployment numbers are roughly correct, the actual pay for those jobs are so low that they have a rough time actually being able to afford anything. Like, minimum wage is 2100 Cuban Pesos per month, but one set of clothing costs about 9700 on average.

      https://horizontecubano.law.columbia.edu/news/calculating-cost-living-Cuba

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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        Plenty of people have hard time affording anything in US as well, and lots of people end up working multiple jobs now because jobs don’t even pay a living wage.

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          There’s a world of difference in having a hard time affording things like a car or a home and having a hard time affording food or clothing.

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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            Forget food and clothing, millions of Americans can’t even afford to feed themselves https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america

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              And Cuba is even worse so what even is your point?

              https://theweek.com/politics/cuba-food-shortage-humanitarian-crisis#

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                Cuba is a tiny island under a blockade by the burger empire, meanwhile the burger empire has stunning amounts of wealth. Anybody who’s not an utter imbecile can understand what the point here is.

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