Question:
In response to the Bush administration’s increased sanctions on Cuba, they have banned use of US$ in shops. It’s still legal for people to hold them, but to spend them they need to be exchanged for ‘convertable pesos’, for which a 10% levy will be applied. They seem to suggest they’d rather have other foreign currency, but things like GBP won’t ever be accepted by people on the street, so you’ll still lose on conversion in the banks, I expect. It’s a money-making move for them, but might hit them hard in the tourist pocket since they haven’t come up with a particularly good alternative. Cuba bans US dollar transactions http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3953291.stm Cuba says it is to ban commercial transactions in dollars from 8 November in response to tighter US sanctions. — Ken Tough
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> In response to the Bush administration’s increased sanctions on > Cuba, they have banned use of US$ in shops. It’s still legal for > people to hold them, but to spend them they need to be exchanged > for ‘convertable pesos’, for which a 10% levy will be applied. > They seem to suggest they’d rather have other foreign currency, > but things like GBP won’t ever be accepted by people on the > street, so you’ll still lose on conversion in the banks, I expect. > It’s a money-making move for them, but might hit them hard in the > tourist pocket since they haven’t come up with a particularly > good alternative.
Why can`t USA just admit that their embargo wont make Castro go? Why continue this silly game? LA
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>Why can`t USA just admit that their embargo wont make Castro go? >Why continue this silly game?
Very simple reason: to win the election. Florida (as we saw last time) is perhaps the most crucial state, and the ex-cuban population is largest there, and holds a lot of political power. Same goes for the somewhat bizzare policies on Israel, considering the retired jewish population in Florida (though that also counts towards other less important states too). — Ken Tough
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> Why can`t USA just admit that their embargo wont make Castro go? > Why continue this silly game?
When he dies at 94, the Republicans will take credit for running him out of office. miguel — Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu
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Did you see where Castro fell during a speech the other day? The floor was immediatly arrested, questioned, and shot. (from a late night talk show). — Keith __ Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that’s how dogs spend their lives.
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> When he dies at 94, the Republicans will take credit for running him > out of office.
LOL! Becca
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>>Why can`t USA just admit that their embargo wont make Castro go? >Why continue this silly game? > Very simple reason: to win the election. > Florida (as we saw last time) is perhaps the most crucial state, > and the ex-cuban population is largest there, and holds a lot of > political power. Same goes for the somewhat bizzare policies on > Israel, considering the retired jewish population in Florida > (though that also counts towards other less important states too).
Speak your tough love, Tough.
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