As previously stated, the policies contributing to the poverty in Cuba are the Government controlled labor force and prices of goods, the limitation of foreign capital and the failure to fully capitalize on tourism industry and the State-owned means of production (socialism which is bad). “Many of the new private farms are failing because Cubans can't get the automobiles and other equipment they need to create a fully functioning agricultural market. (Cubans can buy cars, but only at a steep markup through government-run entities.) This gets to the point that an economy is a holistic ecosystem: Freeing up bits and pieces here and there isn't going to cut it. The Cuban people must have the freedom to buy and sell the resources they all need
