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

blackascoal said:
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.
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Maybe this act of God was an act of God?? lmao...
 
tsuke said:
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.
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Did you read the thread BAC posted??

You can think of them as you wish, they can still vote against the pig, assuming he isn't in jail by the next election...........
 
Althea said:
No taxation without representation
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OK. Then no help without paying into the pot from which you draw.

Let's apply that same concept to the social welfare freeloaders. They get representation and a vote yet do no fund the programs they use. It's high time we cut them off.
 
Cypress said:
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.



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?
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Now that's funny. Your black boy adds as much to the debt as it took 43 white guys to do.
 
CFM said:
OK. Then no help without paying into the pot from which you draw.

Let's apply that same concept to the social welfare freeloaders. They get representation and a vote yet do no fund the programs they use. It's high time we cut them off.
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Or else take away their right to vote. You can't vote if you got EBT or SNAP or section ape housing in the last 2 years.
 
tsuke said:
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.
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Dream on video game boy.
Trump is destroying the GOP
 
Damocles said:
Correct, a territory does not have Senators/Congressmen that can vote. So. No representation.
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As such, they shouldn't pay income taxes. Funny how this country loved PR when it was a tax haven for manufacturing....to the detriment of the local companies.
 
Stretch said:
And, shouldn't receive Federal aid?
They need to be very thankful then for allllllllll the charity they are receiving from the taxpayers and charitable organizations.
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You really need to pay better attention. They pay plenty of Fed taxes.
 
Althea said:
Why should they pay income tax, when they don't get to vote? Don't you get dizzy when you run in circles?
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Exactly. They're a territory.

I asked a question back in post #36 then followed by a statement addressing the whining, incompetent mayor.
"They need to be very thankful then for allllllllll the charity they are receiving from the taxpayers and charitable organizations."
 
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