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In response to "this argument rings hollow since china got most favored nation status. not to mention oil. -- nm" by mafic

Maybe, but Cuba could actually be pressured to change some of their policies if tourism wasn't keeping the economy sustainable.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Jan 4 '10, 11:08

I'm not saying I'd never go, but it feels like you should just go to the Dominican Republic or Jamaca or Barbados or Caymens or wherever instead and get just the same type of vacation.

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you'd also have to stop US remittances, and that'll never happen. - mafic Jan 4, 11:16 1
- I'm positive I've read that post Soviet collapse, if it wasn't for tourism, their economy would also collapse within only a few years. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 4, 11:19
it is actually quite different. *because* there is no trade with the US. - Andie Jan 4, 11:12 2
- I guess I can see that somewhat, but doesn't your IM tell you something right there? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 4, 11:17 1
  - hmmm, yes and no. - Andie Jan 4, 11:23

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Maybe, but Cuba could actually be pressured to change some of their policies if tourism wasn't keeping the economy sustainable.

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