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Cuban doctors fighting coronavirus around world, defying US

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    knocklessmonster
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    If Trump wants American capitalism to win, then he should be sending doctors overseas to help other countries for money, really. Anything else is the American government taking potshots from a...

    If Trump wants American capitalism to win, then he should be sending doctors overseas to help other countries for money, really. Anything else is the American government taking potshots from a distance.

    Unfortunately, we lack the resources to effectively take care of our country. I don't know what Cuba's situation is, honestly, but we should be fixing our issues before saying we've got the best ideas.

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    1. skybrian
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      A capitalist take on it would be that if Cuba is offering a good deal, you should do the trade. From a human rights standpoint, you'd want to look into their working conditions a bit. But it's...

      A capitalist take on it would be that if Cuba is offering a good deal, you should do the trade. From a human rights standpoint, you'd want to look into their working conditions a bit. But it's quite typical for a staffing agency to take a large chunk of what their workers make; that in itself isn't particularly unusual.

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  2. Micycle_the_Bichael
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    I'm not knowledgeable enough on Cuba to say anything about how much they pay their doctors, but the US trying to raise sanctions on a country for not paying its workers enough to live is some...

    I'm not knowledgeable enough on Cuba to say anything about how much they pay their doctors, but the US trying to raise sanctions on a country for not paying its workers enough to live is some pot-kettle shit.

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