Local Politics in the 4T

[Marypoza]

(08-02-2018, 12:42 PM)David Horn Wrote:

(08-02-2018, 12:19 PM)Marypoza Wrote: -- now that you mention it, Puerto Rico has neen trying to bcome a state 4ever, but has been unsuccessful so far.  Not everybody there wants it to be a state, alot of ppl there would rather stay a commonwealth. Apparantly commonwealths have more freedoms than full fledged states.

There are advantages and disadvantages to remaining partially outside the US umbrella.  Hurricane Maria would have triggered a different US government response to the state of Puerto Rico than the stiff-arm response we gave PR as a territory.  On the other hand, PR can offer special tax avoidance schemes to companies if they locate there.

-- l would attribute the stiff armed response to the Donald. Both PR & the VI have been hit by hurricanes plenty of times & received Govt aid w/out incedent.