A report by Mary Murray in msnbc.com about "underground entrepreneurs" in Cuba shines some light into the perversions that go on under a socialist economy. "Orlando," one of the entrepreneurs, has been operating for years with the Cuban government's gun hanging over his head. What warrants this? Excerpt: "He grows and sells food. [H]e feeds people - and provides an honest day's work to dozens of farmhands who, in turn, feed their families However, under the nation's constitution, individuals are banned from employing others, an act judged as "exploitation." Violators face heavy fines and the confiscation of their property." Another underground entrepreneur, "Carlos," says something that captures the whole perversion of Cuban communism: "Honestly, I'll be happy if I could continue making money without breaking the law..." It is no surprise then that Murray reports that "[w]ealth sticks out like a sore thumb in...(Read Full Post)