Given that the country has a higher literacy rate, fewer poor people with better health care, and a considerably lower infant death rate than any other country in the region, I would say that that is a fairly good definition of national success. BTW that infant death rate is considerably lower than the US according to the WHO.
larry On 1/6/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps he respects Castro for standing up to US Aggression and still > > being able to reduce poverty, provide excellent healthcare and all the > > other things he has managed to do in the face of US pressure.Maybe > > THAT is what he respects. > > I can't believe you are touting the success of Castro's Cuba. > > > > > So because you assume that based on US or Western Society mankind is > > Greedy, therefore the only solution is a system that > > rewards,exemplifies and promotes Greed above all else? > > Um, in economics? Yes. The simple fact that you apparently fail to grasp, is > that capitalism works, and socialism doesn't. > > > > > What about the social services offered in Canada? Or Western Germany > > before the fall of the wall? > > What about them? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:190744 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
