HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- In a rare public expression of discontent,
a video obtained by CNN shows Cuban students grilling a top official
about low wages and why Cubans are barred from tourist hotels and from
traveling abroad. During a meeting between Ricardo Alarcon -- the president of the
National Assembly -- and students at the University of Computer
Science, the young people voiced some of the concerns many Cubans share
in private, but don't often air publicly. "It seems to us a
revolution cannot advance without a plan," Eliecer Avila said, standing
at a microphone. "I'm sure it exists, we just want to know what it is."He asked about restrictions to Internet access and why workers are paid
in Cuban pesos but have to buy many basic goods in another currency
that is 25 times as expensive -- the "convertible peso" that foreign
tourists are required to use."That means a worker has to work two or three days to buy a toothbrush," he said.In the video of the recent meeting with students, Alarcon said he
didn't have the expertise to address all of the questions, but he
devotes 30 minutes to responding to Avila's queries. CNN obtained the
video from students who asked to remain anonymous. Watch the confrontation » SOURCE OF THIS STORY