Certainly has an impact, but the embargo is also used by the government as a scapegoat to cover up poor policies, corruption, etc. I have heard from some Cuban

Certainly has an impact, but the embargo is also used by the government as a scapegoat to cover up poor policies, corruption, etc. I have heard from some Cubans they would love to see the embargo lifted just to expose how many of the problems are created by the government/army.