Rahul Castro Analysis

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The president of Cuba, Rahul Castro, announced on September 13, 2010 that at least half a million state workers would be laid off in the next six months. The reason for this reduction of workers is Castro's attempt to get Cuba's socialist economy going by creating more jobs in the private sector. Many people will lose jobs that they took for granted under the communist government but at the same time government regulations on many businesses will be loosened in the attempt to boost the economy. Also Rahul Castro has launched a few free-market reforms since he has taken over as president. In the video that goes along with the article, the reporter shows the general population of Cuba while they are going on with their every day lives. She interviews a few people and asks them how they think the lay offs are going to affect them. She also…show more content…
When describing the economic changes, words like drastic and unprecedented are used. This shows that the article has a negative outlook on Castro's decision and is therefore trying to make the idea sound negative to readers. It could also mean that everyone was just surprised and it happened very suddenly. Also when stating how many workers would be laid off, instead of a set number they used the words one-fifth to emphasize how many people were going to be fired. The facts that the article contains are all negative statistics about Cuba. The fact that the average state wage is $20 a month and that ninety percent of the economy is run by the state are both negative. Even carpenters, plumbers and shoe repairmen, are employed by the state. The state owns everything and the system that Cuba has is not working. Even though the state is attempting to create more jobs in the private sector, the government is also trying to take advantage of this by renting out state facilities. The areas where private growth will be allowed is still unclear but people are
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