They just take it. That's socialism but they are very proud of it and the
free education and medical care that they get.
Tina
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > The tobacco barn in the photo belongs to Angel. We walked up to it and
> he
> > came from his house to show off his tobacco and tell us every step in
> > growing and curing the tobacco leaves. The leaves dry on racks in the
> barn
> > and are then stored in rolled up palm bark. After they have cured, they
> > are soaked in honey and then rolled. Angel explained that the government
> > gets 90% of his tobacco crop. He gets to keep 10% to sell. We bought 10
> > cigars from him at about $2 each.
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/159422572
> >
> >
> Interesting. Does the government reimburse them at all for the 90%? Or do
> they just take it?
>
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