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re: Why isn't Puerto Rico a State?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:29 am to DollaChoppa
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:29 am to DollaChoppa
2 more Democrat US Senators ?
no thanks
no thanks
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Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:31 am to Broke
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You telling me they don't pay taxes?
Nope. They only have to pay federal income tax on income earned outside of Puerto Rico. So your average Puerto Rican living in Puerto Rico doesn't pay income tax, but pretty much gets all the benefits of American citizenship. It's a territory of freeloaders.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:32 am to Broke
All the benefits, none of the responsibilities.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:32 am to iAmBatman
No, but I dont think you can say "They don't want to be a state" based off of a no response, while at the same time the response majority voted to be a state.
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:33 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:34 am to Broke
Too much cost to redesign the American Flag.
Where would we put that 51st star?
Where would we put that 51st star?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:34 am to DollaChoppa
It wasn't a no response, it was a blank ballot.
If they wanted to be a state, they would have voted yes
If they wanted to be a state, they would have voted yes
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:37 am to DollaChoppa
A majority of Puerto Ricans who voted said they wanted to be a state in a referendum vote held in 2012.
There was a tiny allocation made by the US gov't to look into the issue, but nothing important has happened since then.
I think they should be a state, and DC probably should as well. DC has a tiny population, but it would not be the smallest in the US.
The issue is political though, and rather than worrying about what is "right" the parties look at it through a lens of which party it will benefit.
There was a tiny allocation made by the US gov't to look into the issue, but nothing important has happened since then.
I think they should be a state, and DC probably should as well. DC has a tiny population, but it would not be the smallest in the US.
The issue is political though, and rather than worrying about what is "right" the parties look at it through a lens of which party it will benefit.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:37 am to Clyde Tipton
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Because then they would be free to move anywhere in the US if they wanted.
I think they can already. My cousin is really tan and has curly hair and everybody says his dad is puerto rican. So I'm guessing his dad moved back to puerto rico before he was born
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:40 am to Broke
They can be allowed in if:
1) They accept English as the official language
2) Combine New England into one state
3) Split California into five states
4) Combine Maryland and Delaware
1) They accept English as the official language
2) Combine New England into one state
3) Split California into five states
4) Combine Maryland and Delaware
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:42 am to el Gaucho
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quote:I think they can already
Because then they would be free to move anywhere in the US if they wanted
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:43 am to Kafka
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1) They accept English as the official language
You are aware that the United States does not have an official language, right?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:43 am to Broke
This have anything to do with that powerball ticket that won in PR? 
Oh, and...
Oh, and...
quote:
Because we already have Florida
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:45 am to Clyde Tipton
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Because then they would be free to move anywhere in the US if they wanted.
They can move to any state and assume the rights of citizenship immediately.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:46 am to GumBro Jackson
quote:frick this shite
I think they should be a state, and DC probably should as well
let 2/3 of DC be retroceded back to Maryland. The rest can remain the Federal City.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:47 am to Broke
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I can't understand the reasoning behind not just making them a state at this point.
It's essentially up to them. They can really push for statehood and would be recognized as such. Popularly, they are more likely to vote for independence at this point, however, and that would be a much stickier matter (referenda held in 2012 confirm support for independence).
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:51 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:47 am to Road Tiger
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:48 am to Sasquatch Smash
quote:I am aware that we fricking well should have one, yes very much so
You are aware that the United States does not have an official language, right?
Some constitutional scholars claim that if PR becomes a state they could demand all Federal and Congressional business be done in Spanish as well as English. Wouldn't that be delightful...
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:49 am to redbullwings
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This post was edited on 2/24/15 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:53 am to Clyde Tipton
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Oh, I must be thinking of Mexico.
I thought they were free to move anywhere in the states they wanted too as well
At least that's how it seems.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:53 am to GumBro Jackson
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A majority of Puerto Ricans who voted said they wanted to be a state in a referendum vote held in 2012.
There was a tiny allocation made by the US gov't to look into the issue, but nothing important has happened since then.
I think they should be a state, and DC probably should as well. DC has a tiny population, but it would not be the smallest in the US.
A Republican majority Congress wouldn't allow PR to become a state because it would mean 2 more Democrat senators and 3 more electoral votes for the Democratic candidate for President.
Also, DC should not be a state. It was never intended to be a state. If people living in DC want proper representation, they should move to Virginia or Maryland.
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