Opening a Business: Communism A sudden change in Fidel Castro’s heart opened a whole new ball game for the economy. He decided to let trade run free between Cuba and the United States. Being a businessman, I quickly jumped on the opportunity. I decided to open up a sporting goods store, which would sell more baseball products than any other article. I purchased land and built a building on it to run my store. …showed first 75 words of 448 total…

…showed last 75 words of 448 total…hands of the government. I decided I did not want any part of Cuba’s economy, so I decided to leave. However, Fidel doesn’t let anyone leave or enter his country! Something has got to be wrong if your own people want to leave their country. Life was so poor there, I decided to get on a raft and drift to Florida. Talk about a poor investment, any business started there is a loss!