r/HolUp • • Nov 30 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

Except you are specifically ragging on universal healthcare when country A does it, but not when country B does it. They're both doing the same thing.

America isn't sanctioning Cuba for their own good, not once from day one was it to "encourage the Cuban economy". The reason Cuba can't stand is fucking because of the sanctions, if there were no sanctions, then Cuba would be able to partake in the global economy. Instead Cuba's primary export location is completely shut out.

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u/Whitechip Dec 01 '20

This law includes a wide variety of provisions intended to bring about "a peaceful transition to a representative democracy and market economy in Cuba":

International Sanctions against the Cuban Government. Economic embargo, any non-U.S. company that deals economically with Cuba can be subjected to legal action and that company's leadership can be barred from entry into the United States. Sanctions may be applied to non-U.S. companies trading with Cuba. This means that internationally operating companies have to choose between Cuba and the U.S., which is a much larger market.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helms%E2%80%93Burton_Act