Bill, have you been to Cuba? I have. The people have a lot better life
than the poor of the USA! No one in Cuba lives on the streets like some do
in the USA. Everyone in Cuba has a home. Everyone in Cuba has a job,
some these are good jobs and some are not. This is just like anywhere in
the USA. Your daughters college room mate could visit some of the poor in
some areas Washington DC and she would kiss the ground when she returned to
her home.


Jim - I agree that Cuba is beautiful and I have never been treated
better by the locals but the sight of soldiers with machine guns
standing in the shadows in residential neighborhoods, checking ID's in
the parks, the fact that the Cubans were not allowed to enter a
restaurant until we were seated and served disturbed me. Also, the
concern of the locals that neighbors would turn them in for making
comments against the government made me appreciate the freedoms we
have here. I enjoyed my trip and the fishing was fantastic but I was
relieved when the airplane wheels lifted off the runway. In spite of
that, I would go back in a heartbeat. BTW - wouldn't suggest the duck
hunting there - stick to fishing or sightseeing.