The State pretends to pay us and we pretend to work

“It's a common sight in communist Cuba. Here, nearly everyone works for the state, and official unemployment is minuscule, but pay is so low that Cubans like to joke that 'the state pretends to pay us and we pretend to work.'"

Friday, July 16, 2010

Jobless in Cuba? Communism faces the unthinkable
By Anne-Marie Garcia, Associated Press Writer