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    The Council of Ministers "agreed to expand the range of self-employment jobs, and their use as another alternative for workers who lose their jobs," Castro said as he gave a closing address at one of two annual sessions of the National Assembly.

    Positions such as beauticians, dog groomers, small restaurant owners and even lighter refillers were legalized as long as workers got licenses and paid taxes.

    But social resentment emerged as an issue when some workers, particularly in small private restaurants, achieved dramatic levels of success.
    Of course the story talks about how the communist government then increased taxation and until it rendered this sector as ineffective as the rest of their economy. Funny how that works.
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