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Old 10-13-2017, 03:35 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by pornlaw View Post
Puerto Ricans dont pay federal taxes the same way other US citizens do.

And they dont vote in US elections...

And it will cost $96 billion to completely rebuild Puerto Rico - approximately $6400 per tax payer in the US. That is twice the entire foreign aid the US gives out in any given year.

So while Puerto Rico might be a territory they arent really the same as a state and its citizens arent on the same footing as US citizens.

Would you agree to cut all foreign aid to all other countries for 2 years so we can rebuild Puerto Rico, since in essence its still a foreign country. They could take the $96 billion and vote to be an independent country once the rebuilding is complete and there is nothing we could do about it.
That more or less says it all. Pay more taxes to help PR.

Is that what the moaners want to do?
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