Could Cuba be ready to say adios to state ration books?
An employee works in a government food store with empty shelves in Havana, Friday. Cuba may soon be saying adios to ration cards, the system that allows islanders to buy food at deeply subsidized prices. The monthly system has long been one of the central building blocks of the country’s socialist system, providing everyone from doctors to janitors the same allotment of basic foods like rice, beans, and a bit of chicken.
