Just say you can't when you can't.
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Just say you can't when you can't.
Leonthecat
Racism Watchdog
You shouldn't be quite so hard on yourself Pastor.
Millions of Americans have been duped by Trumpf.
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
quit beating around the bush, are they Puerto Ricas or Floridans.......if they are Floridans they should register in Florida......if they are Puerto Ricans they should register and vote in Puerto Rico.....if I happen to be in Ohio in November I don't vote in Ohio......
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
I can, I have, I don't need to do it again......just read it and respond there......
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
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Leonthecat
Racism Watchdog
I feel your pain, douche bag.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
I pay a higher tax rate you, don't see me bitching and moaning about it endlessly like some spoiled child.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
It was the US that bankrupted and mistreated Puerto Rico, though you're a racist and don't care about anything besides the fact that they don't speak English, therefore they're inherently inferior. I am amazed the Puerto Rican haven't declared independence yet, with the way the US has treated them.
I see you repeating racist Republican plantation mythology. The US has an extremely minimal welfare state, and virtually none of your money goes to it, but in you're ignorant hick imagination 100% of you're paycheck is going to black mothers. That's the only reason you oppose welfare, if it were a white exclusive program you would have no problem.
Repeal the welfare reform act of 1996! Eliminate poverty in the US! We need more welfare, not less!
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
When have Puerto Rican ever been ineligible to vote once in US, fucking fascist?
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
You mean like Texas, Arizona, Florida, Colorado and Georgia?
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you're so freaking insane with your constant rants, I long ago ceased to care about your characterizations - personalized to myself or otherwise..
But i'll bite on the fact checks: how did the US bankrupt PR?
Why did it take on so much debt?
Because it could.
For decades, Puerto Rico issued bonds to cover budget shortfalls, and investors snapped them up because the bonds are exempt from federal, state, and local taxes in all 50 states.
Then in 1996 the territory hit an economic crossroads. Congress ended hefty tax breaks for U.S. manufacturers operating in Puerto Rico, and American firms began shuttering their operations on the island, causing the economy to slump.
Instead of restructuring its economy, Puerto Rico doubled its debt over the next 10 years, and Wall Street firms made nearly $1 billion off the fees. Those bond sales let the territory's bloated government — which employs a quarter of the workforce — meet its budgets without laying people off. But the economy remained stagnant, and the government was soon overwhelmed by its vast debt obligations.
How have islanders reacted?
Puerto Ricans with means and education are fleeing for the mainland. The island has lost some 440,000 people in the past decade, with about 1,200 decamping every week in 2014.
Many have moved to Florida, which could make that state's demographics more favorable for Democrats in November's presidential election. (Puerto Ricans can't vote for president if they live on the island, but can if they move to a U.S. state.)
With growing debt and a shrinking number of taxpayers, the island appears trapped in an economic death spiral.
Those who stay face ever-higher bills: The sales tax rose last year from 7 to 11.5 percent — the highest in the country — and water and electricity rates have spiked.
The foreclosure rate is soaring. "People are literally leaving their homes empty with the keys in the house," says resident Maria Milagros Rodriquez.
how much spending could be cut?
A lot. Puerto Rico has made some bad financial decisions. The island's government-owned power utility, for example, has piled up $9 billion in debt by providing free electricity to all municipalities and government-owned enterprises — although not to Puerto Rico's citizens.
Because municipalities haven't faced electricity bills, they have happily invested in energy-intensive, economically dubious projects.
Authorities in the city of Aguadilla operate a water park billed as the biggest in the Caribbean, a minor league baseball stadium illuminated by floodlights, and — believe it or not — an ice-skating rink. "Imagine how much it costs to have an ice-skating rink in the tropics," says economist Sergio Marxuach
http://theweek.com/articles/614667/puerto-rico-crisis-explained
Because it could.
For decades, Puerto Rico issued bonds to cover budget shortfalls, and investors snapped them up because the bonds are exempt from federal, state, and local taxes in all 50 states.
Then in 1996 the territory hit an economic crossroads. Congress ended hefty tax breaks for U.S. manufacturers operating in Puerto Rico, and American firms began shuttering their operations on the island, causing the economy to slump.
Instead of restructuring its economy, Puerto Rico doubled its debt over the next 10 years, and Wall Street firms made nearly $1 billion off the fees. Those bond sales let the territory's bloated government — which employs a quarter of the workforce — meet its budgets without laying people off. But the economy remained stagnant, and the government was soon overwhelmed by its vast debt obligations.
How have islanders reacted?
Puerto Ricans with means and education are fleeing for the mainland. The island has lost some 440,000 people in the past decade, with about 1,200 decamping every week in 2014.
Many have moved to Florida, which could make that state's demographics more favorable for Democrats in November's presidential election. (Puerto Ricans can't vote for president if they live on the island, but can if they move to a U.S. state.)
With growing debt and a shrinking number of taxpayers, the island appears trapped in an economic death spiral.
Those who stay face ever-higher bills: The sales tax rose last year from 7 to 11.5 percent — the highest in the country — and water and electricity rates have spiked.
The foreclosure rate is soaring. "People are literally leaving their homes empty with the keys in the house," says resident Maria Milagros Rodriquez.
how much spending could be cut?
A lot. Puerto Rico has made some bad financial decisions. The island's government-owned power utility, for example, has piled up $9 billion in debt by providing free electricity to all municipalities and government-owned enterprises — although not to Puerto Rico's citizens.
Because municipalities haven't faced electricity bills, they have happily invested in energy-intensive, economically dubious projects.
Authorities in the city of Aguadilla operate a water park billed as the biggest in the Caribbean, a minor league baseball stadium illuminated by floodlights, and — believe it or not — an ice-skating rink. "Imagine how much it costs to have an ice-skating rink in the tropics," says economist Sergio Marxuach
http://theweek.com/articles/614667/puerto-rico-crisis-explained
I haven't found anything that vaidates the claim. But, if one moves from one state to another, they vote in the state in which they reside. Even you must be able to understand that concept.
There are a little over 1 million Puerto Ricans in Florida.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...-new-york-more-puerto-ricans-head-to-florida/
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
then you are saying they are Floridans........Floridans can vote in Florida....even you should be able to understand the difference between a Floridan voting in Florida and a Puerto Rican voting in Florida......
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
fool......your article says....
not Puerto Ricans.....
I am a Michigander of Iowan origin.....where should I vote?.....
I'll type slowly for you, douchebag, since you're slow on the uptake.
First, there are not 2 million Puerto Ricans in Florida. That claim is a lie.
Second, attached are the voting requirements in Florida, one of which is to be a US citizen. Puerto Ricans are. What other point do you need to schooled on?
https://www.google.com/search?site=....41j46j0i46k1.fi8Yq_-0TiQ#eob=va/2/10/m.02xry
As a person that is mentally incompetent, you probably can't.
Why shouldn't Florida residents that came from PR not be allowed to vote?
Iowa? Makes sense. Backward people. You represent them well.
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
I'm not sure what state you live in, but as an experiment lets try this.....on election day......drive three states over, walk into any polling booth and say......hey, I'm a US citizen from three states over. I am going to vote here and you can't stop me.".......
when you get out of jail, post and tell us about it......