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Re: The Bill of Gates fallacy


>In 1960 left-wing intellectuals and politicians argued that 
the close economic links between Batista's Cuba and the United States
was impoverishing Cuba. Today everyone--left, right, and
center--agrees that it is the lack of close economic links with the

 >U.S. that impoverishing Cuba.

Today, Cuba does not ask
for "close" economic relations with the US, but only to be treated with
respect. If the US established the same kind of economic relations with
Cuba that it does with Canada, Cuba would be in far better shape.

Louis Proyect 

Game, set, and match.


Brad DeLong


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