Making Money in Cuba

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Twenty odd years ago, when Osmany was still living in Cuba, he was doing very well, making money hand over fist from several, probably-not-totally legal, enterprises, things like dealing in computer parts, modifying cars to go racing and gambling on those races. Today I asked him if things were going so well for him, why did he leave? He tells me that as long as you don't get too big, the government won't bother you, but if you become too big or too successful, the government will smack you down. One guy he knew was making and selling plastic flowers and became too successful, so the government arrested him, charged him as enemy of the state and confiscated everything he owned, his house, his car, his business and all the equipment. He saw too many instances of this and decided to get out.