>So thanks, 51-day-old Republican troll, but try again.

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Downvoted for name calling. Not cool.

Your numbers are a little off. 16 Billion in aid. How much has Puerto Rico paid in taxes? I remember when people where losing their minds in the blue states when federal aid was given to a red state.

Tesla is rebuilding your infrastructure. Tesla get so many subsidizes it's not funny.

Let us not forget how inept your local government is.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-puertorico-storm-aid/puer...

https://electrek.co/2018/06/03/tesla-energy-storage-projects...

https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/09/13/left-huge-stockpile-b...

Hi, I downvoted your comment, but as is customary here I'll lay out why:

  "tesla is rebuilding your infrastructure" <electrek link>

this is categorically false. tesla pr has claimed to be doing "11,000 projects" in PR, the majority of which are likely just solar+powerwall installations. even optimistically this will not add up to 10% of PRs electrical generating capacity. that is also assuming real world numbers approach tesla PR numbers, which has not exactly been the pattern (note: i say this as both a shareholder and a huge believer in the grid storage side of the biz).

  Tesla get so many subsidizes it's not funny.

if you think thats funny, I dare you to calculate out the subsidy values of 11,000 powerall projects and compare that to almost anything else. a single mile of interstate highway is more "subsidized". a single right-of-way for the powerlines between a generating station and a city is more subsidized. if you believe in global warming, a single nat-gas generator is wildly more subsidized.

Puerto Rico does not pay federal income tax because, unlike states, they lack sovereignty. Think of them like a ward of the federal government.

Asking how much they have contributed in federal taxes is like asking why your kid is not paying you rent to live in your house.