Cuba Is More Screwed

 

As if things couldn't get any worse for the citizens of Cuba:

• The government of Cuba has announced a 500% increase in fuel prices beginning on February 1.

• The Cuban government can no longer afford its massive subsidy campaign for nearly all essential goods.

• Officials confirmed on Monday that the cost of one liter of regular gasoline would increase from the current 20 cents to $1.10.

I have a friend of a friend who is in Cuba right now, and he's staying at an *all-inclusive resort* (whatever that means in Cuba), and he's there for 10 days. He says the resort ran out of food and the only meat he's had for the last 4 days has been hot-dogs. And unless you're a 4 year old, that's not good news.

The fuel hike increases will bring the cost of filling a 40-liter tank with gasoline to the equivalent of around $23, compared to an average monthly state salary of less than $16.

At this point, saying anything bad about Cuba is just piling on. Sanctions and bad gov't has ripped this beautiful island to shreds, and all that's left now is a picked apart carcass.