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  • They will remain a Commonwealth

    6 75.00%
  • They will vote for Statehood

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    I was going to post this the other day; but I got busy and forgot about it.

    Will Puerto Rico vote to remain a Commonwealth, or will they vote for Statehood?
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    Quote Originally Posted by USFREEDOM911 View Post
    I was going to post this the other day; but I got busy and forgot about it.

    Will Puerto Rico vote to remain a Commonwealth, or will they vote for Statehood?
    I vote stay as a commonwealth.

    "The PNP succumbed to the blackmail of the Obama Report and enthrones the colony (commonwealth) as a privileged alternative in a second round of voting to be held after the 2012 elections," PIP leader Ruben Berrios Martinez said."

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    The statehood movement isn't very big there. I have a lot of family all over the island, and no one I've talked to, save 2 people, wants statehood.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sterling Archer View Post
    The statehood movement isn't very big there. I have a lot of family all over the island, and no one I've talked to, save 2 people, wants statehood.
    Statehood has gotten about 45% of the vote in the last two elections. Also, the pro-statehood party won all the seats in the state legislature last time around (albeit by very narrow margins in each seat).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Watermark View Post
    Statehood has gotten about 45% of the vote in the last two elections. Also, the pro-statehood party won all the seats in the state legislature last time around (albeit by very narrow margins in each seat).
    Damn, I'm behind on all this shit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sterling Archer View Post
    Damn, I'm behind on all this shit.
    Wait, I meant the last two referendums. In 93 and 98. Not the last two elections. Also, people may have voted for the pro-statehood party for reasons other than statehood, and even though the party won all of the seats, it didn't get a majority of votes, only polling like 2% ahead of the commonwealth party. I'm guessing that it was one hell of a gerrymander.
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    There have also been polls conducted that showed a majority in favor:

    http://www.hispanicvista.com/HVC/Opi...hood_looms.htm

    I think it's going to be close, at least.
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    PR traditionally votes 'D", doesn't it?



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    Puerto Rico with more than 60% of it entire population on US tax payer subsidized Welfare, is the kick off point of the Obama 2012 Campaign.

    So, not only is he pandering to a non-state that is a sink hole of American tax dollars, he is doing it with American Tax dollars while pretending is official business.
    Hmmmm, the 7 hours of flight for a 4 hour stay at the cost of one million tax payer dollars sounds a lot like a back door political stunt to bolster support for the upcoming election.

    Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, although island residents do not pay
    federal income taxes. The U.S. government takes care of defense and foreign affairs
    and foots the bill for welfare (for which more than 60 percent of Puerto
    Ricans recieve).

    Despite 50 years of the status qua', the electorate's passionate interest in debating the issue of the island's relationship to the United States has continued undiminished. Turnout on election days remains steady at around 85 percent (although much of the fervor may come from the fact that thousands of government jobs, which account for one-third of the island's total workforce, can be at stake when one party replaces another). Currently the party favoring the present commonwealth status has a growing margin over the party demanding Puerto Rico's admission as the 51st state. Only 5 percent champion full independence from the United States as the majority of jobs being government jobs are also paid by the US Government. Which is rarely represented as US Tax Payers. It is obvious that a wholly funded and almost completely subsidized entity, would have an 85% voting turn out.

    They like their free money and they especially like that they do not put one cent into the coffer they take from. Obama likes that too and is taking that to Florida to pander to the the Peurto Rican votes in Florida, as they are demographically the same as their Island homelander's in way of Welfare recipients per capita.

    In his first campaign, Obama mentioned how Americans need to be more like Europeans and speak other languages. He said "merci beaucoup" with a pathetic pronunciation that makes any Francophone cringe. He's now done that with Spanish, while reciting only 3 words, he had to stop 3 times to look at the 3 words and still pronounced it wrong.

    So pandering to the Largest Welfare Population (per capita) for the purposes of the next election at the cost of the tax payers seems wrong on so many levels wouldn't you say?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ice Dancer View Post
    They like their free money and they especially like that they do not put one cent into the coffer they take from.
    You are correct, Puerto Rico did not put one cent into the federal treasury last year. Puerto Rico actually put 3.7 billion dollars into it.
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    Ouch, Ms Damn Stankee slapdown!

    The GOP base hates brown and black people so much they are willing to throw away the Latino vote.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Watermark View Post
    You are correct, Puerto Rico did not put one cent into the federal treasury last year. Puerto Rico actually put 3.7 billion dollars into it.
    follow the money dork

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    Residents of Puerto Rico
    "Income you receive from Puerto Rican sources during your residence in
    Puerto Rico is exempt from U.S. tax. This includes income for the
    period of Puerto Rican residence in the year you change your residence
    from Puerto Rico if you resided there at least 2 years before the
    change. However, income you receive for services performed in Puerto
    Rico as an employee of the United States is not exempt from U.S.
    income tax."
    http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=97184,00.html

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