The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico

Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by rayiner on Monday October 02, 2017 @09:43PM (#15389443)

Puerto Ricans are eligible for social security and Medicare, so they’re getting something in return for those. Puerto Rican corporations also don’t pay federal corporation tax.

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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by ryan_j_naughton on Monday October 02, 2017 @09:48PM (#15389477)

But they don't have a vote on whether those entitlement should even exist in the first place.

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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by rayiner on Monday October 02, 2017 @11:56PM (#15390018)

There have been public referendums over the decades. Only the 2017 one turned out in favor of statehood, and it had only 22% turnout. Public opinion polling only supports statehood by a slim majority.

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Re:The Media Has Neglected Puerto Rico by bluetwo on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @01:06PM (#15393959)

Try that again in a month.

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