Along the Malecón: The graying of Cuba

Along the Malecón: The graying of Cuba

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No golden parachute

Poverty forces many Cuban retirees to take jobs. look for ways to earn money in the informal economy.
The number of retirees in Cuba has swelled to more than 2 million. They make up a greater share of the population than they did four decades ago.
The Associated Press reported last year:

The ratio of workers to retirees has narrowed from seven-to-one in 1970 to three-to-one today.

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