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Title: Want to Pay $42K for a Kia? Buy it in Cuba
Post by: Ben on January 06, 2014, 09:39:23 PM

Looks like the whole "power to the worker" thing is once again working out really well. Good old Marx!

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/06/cubans-aghast-at-car-prices-as-new-law-kicks-in/?intcmp=features

Title: Re: Want to Pay $42K for a Kia? Buy it in Cuba
Post by: RevDisk on January 07, 2014, 01:19:34 PM

Not sure why, but communism really hates the working man owning a car.

Title: Re: Want to Pay $42K for a Kia? Buy it in Cuba
Post by: makattak on January 07, 2014, 01:28:39 PM

Quote from: RevDisk on January 07, 2014, 01:19:34 PM

Not sure why, but communism really hates the working man owning a car.

Freedom of movement.

You can go where you want outside of government plans. That's very bad to those who know what's good for you.

Title: Re: Want to Pay $42K for a Kia? Buy it in Cuba
Post by: Viking on January 07, 2014, 01:29:23 PM

Quote from: RevDisk on January 07, 2014, 01:19:34 PM

Not sure why, but communism really hates the working man owning a car.

Because cars = more freedom than public transportation. Both in the "travel whenever you want" sense, and also the freedom from having to deal with drunks, druggies, nutcases, criminals and similar.