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In part due to Cuba's communist philosophy, many are not allowed to freely travel or move, thus, those who strongly disagree with either one of the communist teachings or Fidel Castro, will risk their life to escape it - often attempting to reach [[Havana, Florida]].
In part due to Cuba's communist philosophy, many are not allowed to freely travel or move, thus, those who strongly disagree with either one of the communist teachings or Fidel Castro, will risk their life to escape it - often attempting to reach [[Havana, Florida]].
==Healthcare==
==Education and Healthcare==
Health care in Cuba is free to all citizens, though alarmingly inferior for anyone but the party elite. [[Fred Thompson]] wrote:
:Castro won't allow observers in to monitor his nation's true state, but defectors tell us that many Cubans live with permanent malnutrition and long waits for even basic medical services. Many treatments we take for granted aren't available at all -- except to the Communist elite or foreigners with dollars. For them, Castro keeps "show" clinics equipped with the best medicines and technologies available. [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/03/the_myth_of_cuban_health_care&Comments=true]
The present government has achieved a 97% [[literacy]] (able to read a street map, bus schedules, and signs detailing hazards) rate on the island,<ref>https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html</ref> though the school system as a whole continues to produce poor results.
== References ==
== References ==