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Addendum to my previous post:
After comparing other sources on unemployment rates in America and Cuba, I
see my figures are way off. America's unemployment rate is about 4.5%, NOT
8.6%, but Cuba's is still about 6%. I apologize for my error. Cuba DOES NOT
have a lower unemployment rate than America. But I guess 6% isn't too shabby :)
Dan
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| (...) But to have a fair comparison, one must compare quality of work as well as employment. I'd bet that the median (not mean, median) worker in Cuba has a much better lot than the median worker in the United States, even if they don't make as much (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I think the keyword here is "seem." Your previous statements were concrete (Communism has failed), now are you saying Communism "seems" to have failed? If that is the case, then I can also say Democracy and capitalism "seems" to have failed in (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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