Cuba’s Black Markets Show Mans Desire For Liberty

Cuba has had a centrally planned communist economy ever since Castro took over in 1959. The videos below show a few things. 1) Look at how poor these people are. 2) Black markets will spring up even under a communist dictatorship. 3) People will always try to find ways around intrusive laws. 4) Black markets are more productive than centrally planned systems. 5) The totalitarian State Needs to control information if it is to survive.

These videos are by Vox.

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