| When looking at the Cuban embargo, people | | | | tobacco from Cuba. When this ended, the United |
| commonly say that it is a great idea because by | | | | States needed to find new ways of getting that |
| having this embargo up, the Cubans will do what we | | | | sugar. Get rid of a place to buy from and another |
| want rather than what they want. However, what | | | | place might start charging you more. Having |
| they don't realize is that there is a considerable | | | | competition means that someone can get the best |
| amount of money that comes from trading with | | | | price. |
| countries. The reason that cities on the water are | | | | Another reason is because of pharmaceuticals. |
| typically larger than those without water is because | | | | America has a very strong pharmaceutical industry |
| there is so much money to be made in trading | | | | and there have been reports of trucks being hijacked |
| amongst countries. When looking at it strictly from an | | | | to send the drugs to Cuba. By selling the drugs to |
| economic perspective, getting rid of the embargo is a | | | | Cuba instead, there wouldn't be a market for illegal |
| really good idea. | | | | motives. People need the drugs regardless. By |
| First and foremost, there are products that the | | | | allowing companies to sell it themselves, they'll be |
| United States and Cuba were once trading for that | | | | able to make a profit and that'll help the economy |
| they no longer do because of this. One of the big | | | | grow more. |
| products that America used to buy was sugar and | | | | |