Re:Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients ru...
by discordance on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @01:28PM
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It really shouldn’t blow your mind. The impact of the ongoing US economic embargo on Cuba results in all the basics costing a lot more there. More detail here:
"Effect of the U.S. Embargo and Economic Decline on Health in Cuba" (PDF). Annals of Internal Medicine. 132 (2): 151–4. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-132-2-200001180-00010
Kirkpatrick, Anthony F. (November 30, 1996). "Role of the USA in shortage of food and medicine in Cuba" (PDF). No. 348. The Lancet. pp. 1489–1491
"Effect of the U.S. Embargo and Economic Decline on Health in Cuba" (PDF). Annals of Internal Medicine. 132 (2): 151–4. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-132-2-200001180-00010
Kirkpatrick, Anthony F. (November 30, 1996). "Role of the USA in shortage of food and medicine in Cuba" (PDF). No. 348. The Lancet. pp. 1489–1491