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A new independently-owned store sells shirts and jewelry to shoppers in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 12, 2012.
Greg Kahn, Getty Images — New business regulations in the communist country have allowed thousands of citizens to make money for themselves for the first time since 1959.
A market sells dresses and other items in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 12.
A man works at his shoe repair shop, in the doorway of his home, in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 12.
Customers try on watches and jewelry in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 12.
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Yea, now if they stop using 2 different currencies, they will be alright! But most get paid by the PESO, which is 1/24 of the CUC (CUC is about the the same value of the $) The CUC was introduced mostly to deal with tourists. Unfortunately 80% of Cubans work for the State and get paid with the PESO.
"Cuba evolves from its socialist past..."
News Flash: Cuba is COMMUNIST!