"Nobody, no individual nor country, can indefinitely spend more than she or he earns. Two plus two always adds up to four, never five," he also added, "Within the conditions of our imperfect socialism, due to our own shortcomings, two plus two often adds up to three."
Who said this? None other than Raul Castro, the younger brother of Fidel and current communist president/dictator of Cuba. These statements were made in an August speech after the government moved to cut social programs due to the global recession. According to president Castro, more focus needs to be put on those who produce and less on those who do not. The social welfare system in Cuba is simply failing, regulations by government are being lifted not in favor of capitalism but out of pure necessity. And perhaps this can be a lesson for the rest of the world.
