How much would the US economy benefit from

[alphatarget1]

Say, Obama (well, wouldn't that be Hillary actually?) starts to normalize relations with Cuba and starts trading again.

 

[sandorski]

Probably not much, but it should be done anyway.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Probably increase availability of sugar and cigars (slightly reduce prices). The embargo should have been dropped with the cold war, we already trade with far worse enemies than Castro.

 

[Kirby]

Please end the embargo Obama. 🙁

I want some good cigars.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Probably increase availability of sugar

We could reduce the price of sugar if we'd end the damn sugar quotas. And get soda's that have sugar instead of the awful HFCS, like the rest of the world.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: bamacre
We could reduce the price of sugar if we'd end the damn sugar quotas. And get soda's that have sugar instead of the awful HFCS, like the rest of the world.

Might be my taste buds, but I cannot really tell much of a difference between US (corn syrup) Coke and Mexican (sugar based) Coke. The aftertaste might be slightly improved, but beyond that they taste about the same to me.

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: bamacre
We could reduce the price of sugar if we'd end the damn sugar quotas. And get soda's that have sugar instead of the awful HFCS, like the rest of the world.

Might be my taste buds, but I cannot really tell much of a difference between US (corn syrup) Coke and Mexican (sugar based) Coke. The aftertaste might be slightly improved, but beyond that they taste about the same to me.

I don't drink soda anyway...

 

[OCGuy]

Nowhere near as much as the Cuban economy would.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Probably increase availability of sugar

We could reduce the price of sugar if we'd end the damn sugar quotas. And get soda's that have sugar instead of the awful HFCS, like the rest of the world.

It's funny, people are all anti-HFCS, but there isn't any real evidence against it. Studies have focused on fructose, not HFCS, which has almost the same composition as regular sugar. The problem, as it stands, is too much sugar.

Oh, and prices wouldn't change. Our "free market" system heavily subsidizes just about everything coming out of the ground. And we'd never hurt our "poor farmers" (such a joke).

 

[IronWing]

Miami tourism would take a hit as Havana beckons. The availability of doctors in the US might increase as Cuban doctors apply for visas.

 

[Corn]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Please end the embargo Obama. 🙁

I want some good cigars.

You mean you want some good counterfeit cigars, right? The chances of landing legitimate Cuban's are pretty slim. Sure a lot of fakes do come from Cuba, but opening up the USA to Cuban cigar commerce will only drive up the price of authentic branded cigars as they are a rare comodity as it is.

 

[BoomerD]

Cuban expatriates could go home...finally. I'm sure Miami would be a far better place for it. 😀
Then, the US could do away with the "dry feet-legal immigrant" status of Cuban refugees. Put them back on the same standing as all other foreign residents.

Personally, I've always supported ending the embargo against Cuba. Since we're doing business with China, one of the worst of the Communist countries and Vietnam, a country where we fought Communism for ~ 10 years...Cuba should be NOT be on the "blacklist" of countries.

I want some (legal) Cubano cigars and rum.

 

[Red Dawn]

It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

 

[Fear No Evil]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

If Clinton felt like we could trust our nuclear secrets with them, surely we can trade with them!?

 

[marincounty]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

Didn't you know that only a Republican can open up trade with a communist country?
If a Democrat does it they are communist sympathizers and traitors to the US.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

If Clinton felt like we could trust our nuclear secrets with them, surely we can trade with them!?

Surely if a woman would conscent to letting you touch her we can trade with them.

 

[Fear No Evil]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

If Clinton felt like we could trust our nuclear secrets with them, surely we can trade with them!?

Surely if a woman would conscent to letting you touch her we can trade with them.

I think internet protocol requires me to respond with a joke about your mother here.. But I won't.. lol

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Strk
It's funny, people are all anti-HFCS, but there isn't any real evidence against it.

This thread is about Cuba and our economy, not HFCS. 😛 But yes, there is evidence (search for previous threads on this topic).

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

If Clinton felt like we could trust our nuclear secrets with them, surely we can trade with them!?

Surely if a woman would conscent to letting you touch her we can trade with them.

I think internet protocol requires me to respond with a joke about your mother here.. But I won't.. lol

Why insult your sister?

 

[sandorski]

:laugh:

 

[Ozoned]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Say, Obama (well, wouldn't that be Hillary actually?) starts to normalize relations with Cuba and starts trading again.

Well, if we trade something of value for our fiat dollars, I would say that it is a good deal for us.

 

[Pocatello]

Cuba might be a good place for Americans to get their medical care for cheap. I've heard of people who went to India or Thailand to get their surgeries done because they can't afford the cost here in the States.

 

[Drift3r]

Cuba is in need of a massive renovation and we could be their "Home Depot".

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
It never made sense to me that we would have an embargo against Cuba but an open trade policy with Red China and at the time the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. Hell if we're going to boycott an island Sicily would make more sense.

If Clinton felt like we could trust our nuclear secrets with them, surely we can trade with them!?

Surely if a woman would conscent to letting you touch her we can trade with them.

I think internet protocol requires me to respond with a joke about your mother here.. But I won't.. lol

Why insult your sister?

:thumbsup::laugh:

 

[heyheybooboo]

Cuban oil renews embargo debate
from 2006

~~~ the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed it: The North Cuba Basin held a substantial quantity of oil ? 4.6 billion to 9.3 billion barrels of crude and 9.8 trillion to 21.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. ~~~

In May, with much fanfare, Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, introduced twin bills to the House and Senate that would exempt Big Oil from the embargo.