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Posted on 11/9/25 at 12:08 am to Dex Morgan
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Lmao so damn dramatic.
It must be rare nowadays for someone to unashamedly love his country?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 2:27 am to Demonbengal
This is true
Posted on 11/9/25 at 4:19 am to SallysHuman
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Every time the PRs vote on it, they say no to independence. They don't want true independence.
Statehood wins that poll every time, and it's never close.
Do I want PR to become a state? Hell no.
DC has more of a claim to statehood than PR...and I don't want DC to become a state, either.
Actually, the DC statehood issue can be easily solved using past precedent. DC used to be a rectangle. In 1847, Virginia absorbed all of DC on their side of the Potomac. Maryland could do the same thing. Suddenly, every resident of DC is a resident of a state and is represented by Senators and a voting member of Congress.
Just because Maryland doesn't want them and DC residents want their own state, that shouldn't be the rest of the country's problem. Yes, there are large political obstacles, but it's possible.
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 4:29 am
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:44 am to BamaGradinTn
Prico gets nearly 14% of their gdp in federal funding, nearly triple the average per state.
They have 92 billion allocated for previous hurricanes, only half has been dispersed because Trump put the cabash on all the fcking theft the last time. Remember the bitch standing in front of pallets of relief saying Trump hadnt helped? Remember the warehouses of rotting relief because they couldnt find thieves to offload so they let it rot rather than give it away?
Many years ago they passed a tax break for manufacturing in PR, thats why all the drug companies were there along with many other industries. When it expired 15 years ago they all moved away and the economy tanked. They keep spending money as if they had that tax base....and continued to thief. The infrastructure fell apart. And most of the middle class moved to Central Florida, hundreds of thousands of them after the 2017 hurricane, it was the last straw for them.
All this bullshite about a "strategic location", we have stood by and let China embed themselves in many of the larger Caribbean islands, Central and South America. If we really cared about that we would lift the embargo on Cuba. Punishing the people is nonsense, Fidel died with 400 million US so it obviously did not have its intended effect.
They have 92 billion allocated for previous hurricanes, only half has been dispersed because Trump put the cabash on all the fcking theft the last time. Remember the bitch standing in front of pallets of relief saying Trump hadnt helped? Remember the warehouses of rotting relief because they couldnt find thieves to offload so they let it rot rather than give it away?
Many years ago they passed a tax break for manufacturing in PR, thats why all the drug companies were there along with many other industries. When it expired 15 years ago they all moved away and the economy tanked. They keep spending money as if they had that tax base....and continued to thief. The infrastructure fell apart. And most of the middle class moved to Central Florida, hundreds of thousands of them after the 2017 hurricane, it was the last straw for them.
All this bullshite about a "strategic location", we have stood by and let China embed themselves in many of the larger Caribbean islands, Central and South America. If we really cared about that we would lift the embargo on Cuba. Punishing the people is nonsense, Fidel died with 400 million US so it obviously did not have its intended effect.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:45 am to FlyingPelican
Not really. Have enough parasite states to deal with.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 7:17 am to FlyingPelican
I’ve often thought it made sense to kick Hawaii out of the union as well. What benefits do they really provide? Could still pay them rent to keep naval bases there.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 7:51 am to Complete Linebacking
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Could still pay them rent to keep naval bases there.
Until China makes them a better offer...
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Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:53 am to FlyingPelican
quote:Quality baseball players.
What does the rest of the US get from Puerto Rico?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 6:23 pm to SallysHuman
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Every time the PRs vote on it, they say no to independence. They don't want true independence.
They are non-binding aka a waste of time
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 11/9/25 at 6:44 pm to Demonbengal
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PR is a money drain for the US. If I understand it correctly, they pay no US taxes, but are eligible for all kinds of government monies. LET THEM GO.
Cut off the benefits and they will want to go.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:53 pm to FlyingPelican
If we could cut that landfill off, it would be better for us. They will align with the first commie government that would provide for them, lol.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 9:25 pm to FlyingPelican
quote:also, instead of statehood for DC, divide VA (again) into North Virginia (including DC) and keep their two existing Dem Senators, and let the rest of the state vote for two new Senators (who will undoubtedly be GOP)
One of the items would be statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. resulting in 4 additional Democrat Senators. Why not give independence to Puerto Rico now which would eliminate the option for future statehood.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 9:27 pm to Narax
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do you want to give Maine to Canada as well?
Yes.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 9:39 pm to FlyingPelican
Guam needs to be let got also. Its literally tax dump with absolute morons running this island. They received 5 billion for covid to an island of 100k people.
The Lt governor family got caught stealing several million. They gave them up to stop any more questions
This place of all places needs to be checked out
The Lt governor family got caught stealing several million. They gave them up to stop any more questions
This place of all places needs to be checked out
Posted on 11/9/25 at 9:43 pm to FlyingPelican
Trade Puerto Rico for Greenland. Denmark would gain beaches in a warm climate and we’d get an icebox. We could call it Rubio’s folly as we mine the riches. That would get the Dims to vote for it. Another Alaska.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 10:31 pm to FlyingPelican
Let em go. They act like they’re their own country, so let them go.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 11:26 pm to UncleLester
quote:It would suite me fine. If it’s not the South I really don’t care
No, its ours, our nation, do you want to give Maine to Canada as well?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 11:30 pm to SallysHuman
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Every time the PRs vote on it, they say no to independence. They don't want true independence.
Who said they get a choice?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 11:59 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Virginia absorbed all of DC on their side of the Potomac. Maryland could do the same thing.
Or, we could give Northern Virginia back to DC and turn the entire state of Virginia red.
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