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New Puerto Rico Gov will push for statehood to help with debt woes
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:29 am
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:29 am
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Not a fan of this at all.
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Puerto Rico's new governor was sworn in Monday as the U.S. territory prepares for what many believe will be new austerity measures and a renewed push for statehood to haul the island out of a deep economic crisis. Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis shortly after he was sworn in at midnight. Among them is a proposal to hold a referendum that would ask voters whether they prefer statehood or independence. Many have argued that Puerto Rico's political status has contributed to its decade-long crisis that has prompted more than 200,000 people to flee to the U.S. mainland in recent years.
Not a fan of this at all.
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Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:32 am to bamarep
We should make them, and a South American territory a state. Let them be a buffer for the main land.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:34 am to bamarep
What what change?
I don't know what benefits they would get. Are they eligible for Social Security, Obamacare, Welfare, etc?
I don't know what benefits they would get. Are they eligible for Social Security, Obamacare, Welfare, etc?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:36 am to Bjorn Cyborg
That's a bunch of BS... I mean where will the put the 51st star..... 
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:38 am to bamarep
You know, I was just thinking the US needed to take on another group of deadbeats. Are we running short on sugar cane, rum, or baseball players?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:38 am to bamarep
That would be 2 guaranteed D senators
No thanks
No thanks
This post was edited on 1/2/17 at 10:46 am
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:40 am to Cosmo
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That be be 2 guaranteed D senators
almost guarantee you that this push becomes more insidious in the coordinated media to achieve this goal alone
prepare for being told that we should feel guilty for [something something something] PUERTO RICO!!!
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:42 am to SlowFlowPro
50 is such a nice round number. The OCD in me is heavily against having 51 states.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:44 am to bamarep
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Among them is a proposal to hold a referendum that would ask voters whether they prefer statehood or independence
We really should set PR free. Let them govern themselves 100%. Adios.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:45 am to bamarep
Hell no! That would mean two new Deomcrat Senators. It would be a disaster if that happened.
Puerto Rican's will never support it because they are never going to pay Federal Income taxes. As it stands now, they get a free ride.
Puerto Rican's will never support it because they are never going to pay Federal Income taxes. As it stands now, they get a free ride.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:46 am to LSUwag
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Puerto Rican's will never support it because they are never going to pay Federal Income taxes. As it stands now, they get a free ride.
Wonder what percentage of puerto ricans would actually pay any income tax
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:46 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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I don't know what benefits they would get.
What benefit would the US get? I can't think of any. Anyway, Congress would have to approve and I don't see a Republican Congress letting them in.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:46 am to Hangover Haven
Example of a 51-star flag:
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:47 am to SlowFlowPro
Ground work is already being done.
A New York paper reprinted an article yesterday from 1977 regarding Gerald Ford (POTUS, not Rex) wanting to make PR a state.
A New York paper reprinted an article yesterday from 1977 regarding Gerald Ford (POTUS, not Rex) wanting to make PR a state.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:48 am to bamarep
Yea, that's not going to happen...
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:51 am to bamarep
"help with debt woes" = US govt covers it
nope
nope
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:59 am to bamarep
We should let them become their own country and cut out all the welfare we spend there.
They pay no income tax but get all the food stamps ect.
It is their own mismanagement and corruption that has them broke.
They pay no income tax but get all the food stamps ect.
It is their own mismanagement and corruption that has them broke.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 11:04 am to bamarep
Having visited Puerto Rico in the past couple years, I am strongly against this.
It is a beautiful island though. No reason they should not have Hawaii level tourism and I actually have no problem with marketing tourism there. Its a $350 flight from MSY. We stayed at a Waldorf Astoria where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean. It was breathtaking.
But they hate Americans. They love American taxpayers though.
It is a beautiful island though. No reason they should not have Hawaii level tourism and I actually have no problem with marketing tourism there. Its a $350 flight from MSY. We stayed at a Waldorf Astoria where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean. It was breathtaking.
But they hate Americans. They love American taxpayers though.
This post was edited on 1/2/17 at 11:05 am
Posted on 1/2/17 at 11:06 am to I B Freeman
Around 6 billion dollar spending cut if we dump them. Seems like a great idea, they bring nothing to the table othe than a Caribbean destination that doesn't require a passport. I'm willing to accept that inconvenience.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 11:09 am to I B Freeman
Unfortunately, Puerto Ricans want to be a state and not independent. There are more Puerto Ricans who live on the mainland (primarily NYC) than in Puerto Rico. And I certainly don't see the U.S. authorizing statehood for Puerto Rico given the fact that Republicans control Congress and the Presidency.
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