US to keep Cuba on list of state sponsors of terrorism, even though it sent condolences for Boston B

[Araknid]

[QUOTE=OogalaBoogal;40497508]It's better than Mexico, and it ranks in with countries with high HDI. Even though it's a developing country, Life expectancy is 78 years (higher than the us, behind only to Canada and Chile), and literacy rate is 99.8%. It's infant mortality rate is even less than a couple of [U]developed[/U] countries. It's the only nation that shows environmentally sustainable development. All this from a country that is still under the embargo of one of the largest economic and military superpowers in the world. Cuba is cool, and I plan on vacationing there soon.[/QUOTE]

Isn't Cuba's health care basically one of the best in the world?

iirc some people from the US went to Cuba for surgery and to buy some medicine and they were astonished how cheap things were there.

[editline]2nd May 2013[/editline]

[quote]Poor countries simply cannot afford such a health system. Well over 100 countries are looking to the example of Cuba, which has the same 78-year life expectancy of the US while spending 4% per person annually of what the US does.[/quote]

[editline]2nd May 2013[/editline]

[quote]Perhaps the most amazing aspect of Cuban medicine is that, despite its being a poor country itself, Cuba has sent over 124,000 health care professionals to provide care to 154 countries.[/quote]
Source : [url]http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2012/fitz071212.html[/url]

[Pepsi-cola]

I'm sure the US has sponsored the most.

[yawmwen]

[QUOTE=Araknid;40498922]Isn't Cuba's health care basically one of the best in the world?

iirc some people from the US went to Cuba for surgery and to buy some medicine and they were astonished how cheap things were there.

[editline]2nd May 2013[/editline]

[editline]2nd May 2013[/editline]

Source : [url]http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2012/fitz071212.html[/url][/QUOTE]

i think it's still technically worse than the united states in quality and comprehensiveness(if resources aren't available it doesn't matter if it's free or not).

however, it's one of(if not) the best healthcare systems in latin america. cuba regularly "exports" its doctors to other latin american countries and works to create better care through south/central america.

[OogalaBoogal]

[QUOTE=person11;40498825]How does the government treat its people, though?

The only thing I remember from the people I know who visited was that there were very young women being prostitutes everywhere because they had no other recourse. Though, I suppose one could say the same thing about many countries with rampant prostitution problems.[/QUOTE]

Unemployment is at 3.6%, which is insanely low, and university is free, so it's not like they couldn't learn skills for a new job.

[H8entitlement]

[QUOTE=OogalaBoogal;40501257]Unemployment is at 3.6%, which is insanely low, and university is free, so it's not like they couldn't learn skills for a new job.[/QUOTE]
Tax rate/ tell them about the great tax rates....

[Phaselancer]

Screw it U.S it's been to long and we need a new trading partner. Get over the cold war and make up.