Puerto ricans do NOT pay federal income tax!! This changes everything

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Joe Biden - "Time to put Trump in the bullseye."
Naturally the media cartels never mention this. They want only to attack trump for not doing more to help these welfare bums mooching off the rest of us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Puerto_Rico

Though the Commonwealth government has its own tax laws, Puerto Ricans are also required to pay most US federal taxes,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] with the major exception being that most residents do not have to pay the federal personal income tax.[9] In 2009, Puerto Rico paid $3.742 billion into the US Treasury.[10] Residents of Puerto Rico pay into Social Security, and are thus eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement. However, they are excluded from the Supplemental Security Income.

The federal taxes paid by Puerto Rico residents include import/export taxes,[11] Federal commodity taxes,[12] social security taxes,[13] among others. Residents also pay federal payroll taxes, such as Social Security[14] and Medicare taxes.[15]

Only certain residents of Puerto Rico are required to file federal income tax forms. According to the Internal Revenue Service
 
Puerto ricans do NOT pay federal income tax!! This changes everything

Nope, no whining from you allowed.

You and your Iraq War-loving rightwing buddies demanded we invade Iraq without you actually paying for it. You insisted we borrow the money for your war, add it to the debt, and have people in the future pay for your war.

You don't have a leg to stand on, Mr. Klansman.

Most people in Puerto Rico don’t pay federal income taxes, but they do pay Social Security, Medicare, import, export and commodity taxes. Their federal tax bills add up to more than $3 billion a year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/puerto-rico-hurricane-american.html

If this actually legitimately concerns you, why don't you advocate for P.R. to become the 51st state, so they can pay fed income tax, and get two U.S. Senators?
 
If this actually legitimately concerns you, why don't you advocate for P.R. to become the 51st state, so they can pay fed income tax, and get two U.S. Senators?

I'd rather get rid of PR entirely. Make them an independent country. Many people in PR want that actually.
 
If it were only that simple,


"Puerto Rico pay into Social Security, Puerto Ricans are eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement but are excluded from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico residents, unlike residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and residents of the 50 States, do not receive the SSI),[27] and the island actually receives less than 15% of the Medicaid funding it would normally receive if it were a state. However, Medicare providers receive less-than-full state-like reimbursements for services rendered to beneficiaries in Puerto Rico even though the latter paid fully into the system[28] In general, "many federal social welfare programs have been extended to Puerto Rican (sic) residents, although usually with caps inferior to those allocated to the states."[29][30] A common misconception is that the import/export taxes collected by the U.S. on products manufactured in Puerto Rico are all returned to the Puerto Rico Treasury. That is not the case, as such import/export taxes are returned only for rum products, and even then, the US Treasury keeps a portion of the taxes.[31]"
 
Aren't you glad you can, finally, fault Trump for a hurricane response lol?

Not really, but after watching the right (Infowars) goes so far as blaming President Obama for causing tornadoes I realize it is relative, but you can't deny he really did blow the public optics on this one, which along with Price's blunders, took all the air out of what should have been a herald release of an Income Tax reform proposal
 
Not really, but after watching the right (Infowars) goes so far as blaming President Obama for causing tornadoes I realize it is relative, but you can't deny he really did blow the public optics on this one, which along with Price's blunders,

Prices's blunders?? HAHAHA. Why didn't you complain about the tens of millions of $ michelle stole from america with her ski trips and overseas vacations?. The TV nets never mentioned any of that!!!!
 
Worth repeating ..

Puerto Ricans Are Streaming Into Florida And They Aren’t Exactly Fans Of Donald Trump
Observers think Puerto Rican voters could even swing the election.

7/7/2016

KISSIMMEE, Fla. ― Near the end of the Florida voter registration form, there’s a section for party affiliation that often trips up the wave of Puerto Ricans who have recently moved to this critical swing state. *

The section asks would-be voters to select an affiliation: The options are Republican, Democratic, none at all, write in something else, or leave it blank. But back on the island, Puerto Ricans don’t have the same political parties. And according to advocacy group organizers and volunteers working on registration efforts, the labels of American governance often prove perplexing.

“They’d have this look of confusion as soon as they got to the party,” said Viviana Janer, a Democrat who chairs the Osceola Board of County Commissioners, of the days when she did voter registration. “Some of them will ask you, ‘What party is the president?’”

Even if the newly settled Puerto Ricans are unfamiliar with the terminology of American politics, however, they stand to be an incredible force within it. They could even decide the presidential election this November.

Puerto Ricans represent one of the fastest-growing constituencies in one of the most influential swing states. There are over 1 million of them in Florida, more than double the number 14 years ago, and thousands more arrive each month, fleeing the fallout of a debt crisis back home.*The Orlando region, including Kissimmee, has the largest Puerto Rican population in the state.

On the island,*people are politically active ― Puerto Rico has far higher voter turnout than the 50 states ― and as U.S. citizens, they are eligible to vote on the mainland as soon as they resettle here. While their lack of familiarity with party names may give Republicans an opening, the Democrats seem more likely to benefit from their presence. And that’s for one reason above all else: Donald Trump.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is squarely on the mind of many coming from the island ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/puerto-rican-voters-florida_us_577ebb44e4b01edea78d245e

Check the date of this article .. this was written BEFORE the devastation of Puerto Rice and Trump's racist lack of adequate response and his attack of the Mayor of San Juan. It doesn't matter if you don't see it as racist, Puerto Ricans sure as hell do.
 
Not really, but after watching the right (Infowars) goes so far as blaming President Obama for causing tornadoes I realize it is relative, but you can't deny he really did blow the public optics on this one, which along with Price's blunders, took all the air out of what should have been a herald release of an Income Tax reform proposal

a lot of americans dont really see puerto ricans as americans. Not in the same way as people from louisiana or texas or florida. You may hate this fact but it is what it is.

Im betting this doesnt really hurt trump.
 
So, let's see. We want to help and try to start bringing these people here to stay with their families and friends while we are attempting to rebuild their entire island however long it takes from that impoverished hell hole. P.R. already damaged by Irma, then a few days later getting smashed by Maria and we started bringing supplies on 9/22 and now more keeps coming to them........are going to think the Prez hasn't treated them properly?

P.R. Congresswoman Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon on Judge Jeanine tonight said 29 hospitals are now operational, they received from the U.S. 600 medics, plus 700 hospital beds have arrived, generators, more than 1 million meals so far, 7 million liters of water so far.

 
Prices's blunders?? HAHAHA. Why didn't you complain about the tens of millions of $ michelle stole from america with her ski trips and overseas vacations?. The TV nets never mentioned any of that!!!!

??Was she getting paid by the American taxpayers to work for this country??

Your buffoon has spent as much time golfing as working.......

He needs to get his fat ass in the gym, or @ least walk the course before we have to pay for a funeral to bury him under the 19th hole..
 
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