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A few months ago I inquired about using Stripe from Puerto Rico, a US territory for over 100 years, and was told that it wasn't available in the unincorporated territories yet. https://support.stripe.com/questions/can-i-use-stripe-if-my-... And now I see Stripe getting friendly with Cuba. I don't have a clear point to make, as I'm writing this while still upset, but I just felt like I had to get my word out there per…
This is really incredible. Many of small actions by a small number of focused people in Washington, in the Whitehouse, and entrepreneurs and bankers, may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time. Another good reminder (to abuse a quote), "chance favors the prepared" -- Stripe had already laid a lot of groundwork before Atlas to handle the systems required for this, and then the…
Personally, I want nothing to do with Cuba so long as the Communist Party, that did so much harm to my and my friends' families, is still in power. Their profits from this opening will be used to strengthen the totalitarian apparatus and to prevent the Cuban people from reclaiming their freedoms. They did the exact same thing in the 90s. Their former sponsor (the USSR) went out of business, so Castro liberalized enough to secure his own ruling coalition, then promptly reversed course after achieving that.
This is really incredible. Many of small actions by a small number of focused people in Washington, in the Whitehouse, and entrepreneurs and bankers, may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time. Another good reminder (to abuse a quote), "chance favors the prepared" -- Stripe had already laid a lot of groundwork before Atlas to handle the systems required for this, and then the…
>> "Many of small actions by a small number of focused people in Washington, in the Whitehouse, and entrepreneurs and bankers, may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time." While this is true don't forget that this also applies to the last several decades in Cuba too. They're fixing something that they created in the first place.
This is really incredible. Many of small actions by a small number of focused people in Washington, in the Whitehouse, and entrepreneurs and bankers, may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time. Another good reminder (to abuse a quote), "chance favors the prepared" -- Stripe had already laid a lot of groundwork before Atlas to handle the systems required for this, and then the…
I can think of some things Raul Castro could do which would improve millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time.
This is really incredible. Many of small actions by a small number of focused people in Washington, in the Whitehouse, and entrepreneurs and bankers, may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time. Another good reminder (to abuse a quote), "chance favors the prepared" -- Stripe had already laid a lot of groundwork before Atlas to handle the systems required for this, and then the…
> may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time. I can think of some things Raul Castro could do which would improve millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time.
"SVB will share more details about your account’s complete fee schedule and functionality once your bank account is open." ??? - I'd like to open an account. What are the fees? -> well umm I don't want to tell you until you open the account - good luck with your chickens
Cuba will have to step up its game with their Internet access, which is almost non-existent.
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>> "Many of small actions by a small number of focused people in Washington, in the Whitehouse, and entrepreneurs and bankers, may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time." While this is true don't forget that this also applies to the last several decades in Cuba too. They're fixing something that they created in the first place.
Every other country in the world was free to trade with Cuba. Cuba is a disaster because of Communism, not the US embargo. Communism failed everywhere else, why would Cuba have been any different but for the embargo?
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> may have a profound impact on millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time. I can think of some things Raul Castro could do which would improve millions of Cuban lives in a very short period of time.
Would you care to list them? I've been interested in packing a backpack and heading to Cuba for a bit.