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Guidelines: Timely Reinforcement

By José Hernández S.
While the country is taking its first steps in updating its economic model in search for efficiency in order to consolidate its socialist achievements, the Guideline Project for the Economic and Social Policies for the 6th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party scheduled for next year
come at a perfect time.


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The project will be debated among all sectors of society, something that is traditionally carried out in the country’s most important decision making by the Cuban revolutionary process reaffirming its true participatory and democratic character.


Consequent with the idea that the economic battle is what is most important in the current complex situation in order to preserve the Cuban socialist system chosen by the vast majority of the population. The document is the guide to follow for an objective and transparent action plan for the main sectors of the economic and social life of the people with the current available resources.


There is also the analysis of the foreign and domestic factors in evaluating the economic situation compared to other moments when we blamed all on the blockade and foreign elements without a just explanation of many of the mistakes.

 
The emphasis is in what we can do to neutralize, alleviate or solve the economic problems which continue as a pending subject in the island’s revolutionary process.


The main policies related to the document in my opinion, an essential element: are true realities and nothing is presented as though a magic wand will solve all the problems.


On the other hand, it offers a hopeful panorama for the future in aspects that touch the most sensible areas for the population such as employment, wages, homes, commerce, social security, investment and others, issues that are touched on a daily basis by the Cuban people. At the time of applying the recently approved Resolutions and other dispositions adapted to the reality, the document responds to doubts that one might have and clarifies the why of many things, reaffirming the honesty and transparency of the revolutionary leadership in offering these decisions to the population, which of course will have diverse opinions,
but indicate the way towards the future.


With its mistakes, the Cuban economic system has allowed the country to reach many achievements nonexistent in other parts of the world, without giving in to conditions imposed by over 10 US administrations and many of its allies.


Maybe we failed in wanting to share more than what we have, accustomed to
receiving and not being demanding enough with our tasks. But if we all do what is necessary, there will be much more to share among others.

 

The content of the guidelines under discussion is a great challenge, but if we achieve materializing the objectives included in the document and work hard, we shall overcome. Eradicate incompetence; recover work as a means of a source of richness can improve our quality of life.
 

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