For those paying attention, that was another interesting quote served up by Cuban President Raul Castro in his recent speech to the National Assembly. Castro, long enamored of the Chinese model of economically pragmatic Communism, warned citizens that “realistic” communism was the new reality. That means the days of excessive state subsidies – designed to promote equality – are over.
“Socialism means social justice and equality, but equality of rights, of opportunities, not of income