Re: Cuba slashes state-subsidised soap

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Ration books? I guess all those Hollywood types who regularly go visit to faun over Castro must somehow overlook that evidence of a stellar economy. Rationing is something that is done in a system that is overwhelmed and nearing collapse, or maybe a survival situation where limited and finite supplies have to last a given amount of time like food during a siege or after a bad harvest and hoping for a better one the next year.

In a message dated 12/30/2010 1:17:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

HAVANA – The cost of cleanliness will rise in Cuba after its cash-strapped, communist government announced Wednesday that soap, toothpaste and detergent will be slashed from monthly ration books.Cuba's official Gazette said that effective Jan. 1, "personal cleanliness products" will join a growing list of products cut from the ration books that islanders have come to rely on for a small but steady supply of basic goods.