Raul Castro: in socialism, 2 plus 2 comes out to 3

Raul Castro's zinger

Raul Castro has long had a reputation as a bit of a joker, and he proved
it with a zinger during his speech Friday to the National Assembly -- at
the expense of socialism.

Jokes about the Cuban and Soviet brands of socialism are legion,
starting with this very old one from Moscow that pokes fun at low salaries.

"The government pretends to pay us, and we pretend to work."

Now comes this one from Raul, on the efficiency of centralized economic
planning:

"In socialism, it is indispensable that in economic plans, the
assignation of resources be matched strictly to the available resources.
We cannot hope that 2 plus 2 are five. 2 plus 2 are 4. in fact,
sometimes, in socialism, 2 plus 2 comes out to 3."

Juan O. Tamayo

July 14, 2008

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