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2021-01-03 Home Front: Politix

New Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Sworn In, Vows To Push Statehood

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Posted by ee green 2021-01-03 01:27|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

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A Popular Democratic Party voting commonwealth.

Like many Democrat run locations, it has a high debt rate. ($100+/- Billion).

Despite sucking on the US Taxpayers Breast for more for 50+ years. No improvements to the economy, jobs, or major manufactures businesses willing to chance it.

Like many Democrat run locations they have a high Poverty rate (44+/-%).

Like many Democrat run locations there is a growing Socialist movement.

So many illegals using Puerto Rico as backdoor to the USA. That the USA ICE has been reviewing Puerto Rico mainland Births between (1950-2010.

Like many Democrat run locations a Negative Population growth. The running joke is there are more NEW-Ricans (NY/NJ) than mainland Puerto Ricans. My wife's joke. she is a PR/ with deep Taíno family roots.

Quoting WiKi.
"Puerto Rico public debt equaled to 76% of its gross national product (GNP), making it one of the most indebted countries by percentage in the world, even more than the United States."

"...unemployment that is more than twice the mainland U.S. average"

I would offer Puerto Rico the opportunity to break away and become its own nation in 10 years.

Kind of a US/PR-Exit.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-01-03 07:14|| 2021-01-03 07:14|| Front Page Top

#2 >Despite sucking on the US Taxpayers Breast for more for 50+ years. No improvements to the economy, jobs, or major manufactures businesses

Despite? This is an example of a journalist "Despite" meaning "BECAUSE of".

Unearned money is ALWAYS harmful.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2021-01-03 08:36|| 2021-01-03 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Better a US basket case than another Communist Cuban outpost ... don't rock the boat

Posted by Oscar Ulang4739 2021-01-03 08:50|| 2021-01-03 08:50|| Front Page Top

#4 hey, it'll make Florida look pretty good

Posted by 746 2021-01-03 10:00|| 2021-01-03 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Admitting Puerto Rico as a state would move the poorest of the current 50 up a notch.

Make it a model for China/Taiwan, give them their independence.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-01-03 12:28|| 2021-01-03 12:28|| Front Page Top

#6 No thanks. We don't need another failed state in our union.

Posted by DarthVader 2021-01-03 12:55|| 2021-01-03 12:55|| Front Page Top

#7 If memory serves, Puerto Rico voted no the last couple times that the question of statehood came up.

Posted by SteveS 2021-01-03 13:17|| 2021-01-03 13:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Admitting Puerto Rico as a state would move the poorest of the current 50 up a notch.

Surprised it's not NM - go LANL!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-01-03 13:35|| 2021-01-03 13:35|| Front Page Top

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