The benefits
As soon as Fidel Castro took power he would work tirelessly at improving the lives of all Cubans. A short list of all his success includes
* Cuba has more doctors per head of population than many far richer countries can boast
* It is ranked 52 out of 177 countries on the UN's human development index, which measures health, education and living standards
---http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-big-question-has-cuba-benefited-or-suffered-under-fidel-castros-47year-rule-410305.html
- Reforming education to have a 99-100% literacy rates
- Pushed through numerous reforms in effort to give women more rights and importance, pushing for women in the workforce and better health for women
- Creating "Color-Blind" policies effectively eliminating racial inequality
- Eliminated US Mafia run business and casinos
- Corruption has almost totally wiped out
- Healthcare is free, available to all
* Cuba has more doctors per head of population than many far richer countries can boast
* It is ranked 52 out of 177 countries on the UN's human development index, which measures health, education and living standards
---http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-big-question-has-cuba-benefited-or-suffered-under-fidel-castros-47year-rule-410305.html
Erasing Corruption
Castro has also recently created the "Audit and Control Ministry." Who's goal is "to elevate and preserve integrity and discipline in the administration of the state's resources, as well as prevent and detect signs of corruption."
The current government has done much to eliminate the corruption and illegal activities that the Mafia have running since the early 1920s, Casinos were run by the Syndicate Boys, paying off the government to ensure a smooth operation ,
"Top dog in the legitimate gambling racket in Cuba was
Meyer Lansky, known in the United States as the man whom Senator Kefauver and committee had dubbed as one of the top ten racketeers in this country. Lansky knew all the angles and he was very happy when Batista asked him to come out into the sunlight of respectability and set up the legalized gambling venture in Cuba. With government charters, there was no need for gangland slayings a la Capone to bump off the opposition – because there was no opposition." http://cuban-exile.com/doc_176-200/doc0190.html
The current government has done much to eliminate the corruption and illegal activities that the Mafia have running since the early 1920s, Casinos were run by the Syndicate Boys, paying off the government to ensure a smooth operation ,
"Top dog in the legitimate gambling racket in Cuba was
Meyer Lansky, known in the United States as the man whom Senator Kefauver and committee had dubbed as one of the top ten racketeers in this country. Lansky knew all the angles and he was very happy when Batista asked him to come out into the sunlight of respectability and set up the legalized gambling venture in Cuba. With government charters, there was no need for gangland slayings a la Capone to bump off the opposition – because there was no opposition." http://cuban-exile.com/doc_176-200/doc0190.html