If you like it so much then stay there, Mr Robson
Matt Robson, deputy leader of the Progressive Party, is in Havana. He likes it so much he dedicates most of his newsletter to praising Cuba.
He even visited prisons and commented on how wonderful they were - While he was there did he meet:
* Paul Rivero, imprisoned for 20 years for unspecified subversive activities. (Evidence against Rivero included owning a chair that a US diplomat had once sat in.)
* Omar Rodriguez Saludes, imprision for 27 years for disseminating a photograph of Cuban poverty.
* Dr Oscar Elias Biscet, arrested in December 2002 for teaching others about international human rights practices. Three other people who had been arrested with Dr. Biscet were convicted in May of this year for the "crime" of studying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a private home in Havana.
* Raul Rivero, who last year was awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award. However, this accomplished poet and journalist was not able to pick up his prize and enjoy what should have been one of the highlights of his professional career. He too is serving a 20-year sentence in a Cuban jail.
* Marta Beatriz Roque spent 3-1/2 years in prison in the late 1990s for the crime of “peaceful” sedition. This “crime” is defined as anything that “perturbs” the socialist order. In Marta’s case that involved taking the Communist Party up on its request for public comments on a draft 5-year plan. Marta was out for 4 years, and then returned to jail with a 20-year sentence last year. Her health has been poor throughout her ordeals and she remains in a military hospital.
(I could go on for quite some time)
So it's no surprise that when Cuba tells its citizens to become doctors and be paid the same wage as a factory worker they comply.
So, how does Cuba pay for this wonderful health and education system? Government Debt is 200% of GDP. (New Zealand's is about 35% of GDP, most of that a hangover of the days that Muldoon tried to run this country like Cuba.)
Cuba is a country run by an evil regime, Mr Robson - shame on you for supporting it in your newsletter!
He even visited prisons and commented on how wonderful they were - While he was there did he meet:
* Paul Rivero, imprisoned for 20 years for unspecified subversive activities. (Evidence against Rivero included owning a chair that a US diplomat had once sat in.)
* Omar Rodriguez Saludes, imprision for 27 years for disseminating a photograph of Cuban poverty.
* Dr Oscar Elias Biscet, arrested in December 2002 for teaching others about international human rights practices. Three other people who had been arrested with Dr. Biscet were convicted in May of this year for the "crime" of studying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a private home in Havana.
* Raul Rivero, who last year was awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award. However, this accomplished poet and journalist was not able to pick up his prize and enjoy what should have been one of the highlights of his professional career. He too is serving a 20-year sentence in a Cuban jail.
* Marta Beatriz Roque spent 3-1/2 years in prison in the late 1990s for the crime of “peaceful” sedition. This “crime” is defined as anything that “perturbs” the socialist order. In Marta’s case that involved taking the Communist Party up on its request for public comments on a draft 5-year plan. Marta was out for 4 years, and then returned to jail with a 20-year sentence last year. Her health has been poor throughout her ordeals and she remains in a military hospital.
(I could go on for quite some time)
So it's no surprise that when Cuba tells its citizens to become doctors and be paid the same wage as a factory worker they comply.
So, how does Cuba pay for this wonderful health and education system? Government Debt is 200% of GDP. (New Zealand's is about 35% of GDP, most of that a hangover of the days that Muldoon tried to run this country like Cuba.)
Cuba is a country run by an evil regime, Mr Robson - shame on you for supporting it in your newsletter!
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