Official Cuban daily proposes 'Savings or Death!'
The Associated Press
HAVANA -- Cuban state media says the island should adopt the motto
"Savings or Death!" to withstand tough economic times.
Friday's proposal in an editorial by Granma director Lazaro Barredo is a
play on the communist leadership's slogan "Socialism or Death!" Barredo
says Central Bank president Francisco Soberan came up with the phrase.
The editorial complains about "squandering" fuel and other resources,
and worker "passivity." Barredo writes that the crisis means laborers
must work harder and conserve resources, and their bosses must push them
more.
He says more productivity is necessary to help Cuba be more
self-sufficient and correct what he calls an unsustainable trade
imbalance of 78 percent imports during the first quarter.
Official Cuban daily proposes 'Savings or Death!' - World AP -
MiamiHerald.com (22 May 2009)
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