Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by WalterBright 1456 days ago
The Romanians I know arrived here with nothing and now are well off.

I've also run into two Afghans who escaped from the Taliban here with nothing, having lost everything in Afghanistan. They started their own businesses and are thriving here.

> Cuba (which is not socialist to be clear)

Of course. A common theme of all socialist governments is socialists deny their children.