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They receive over 4.2 billion in aid

Posted on: October 12, 2017 at 10:37:22 CT
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and their residents don't have to pay federal income tax.

I think Puerto Rico should try going out on their own and see how that works out. If they think their government is abusing them and wasting money now, wait until there is no oversight whatsoever.
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PR contributes 3.5 billion in Federal tax each year. Seems - Rabbit Test MU - 10/12 09:19:12
     They receive over 4.2 billion in aid - 615Tiger STL - 10/12 10:37:22
          Wikipedia says we give $21B/yr in aid. - Badird MU - 10/12 11:01:49
     Federal taxpayers send over $20 billion per year to PR - Spanky KU - 10/12 09:31:34
          No they don't (nm) - pickle MU - 10/12 09:41:03
          all us overseas territories are net losses - El-ahrairah KC - 10/12 09:37:06
          Go on. - Rabbit Test MU - 10/12 09:35:49
               Nope. Not including SS, Medicaid etc - Spanky KU - 10/12 09:59:37
               He is an expert on government spending - Silas MU - 10/12 09:38:17
                    I know how to research facts... unlike you who - Spanky KU - 10/12 10:24:15
     Take that same thought, and it apply it to all persons - ummmm MU - 10/12 09:28:05
          Because Missouri doesn't need an aircraft carrier - Rabbit Test MU - 10/12 09:34:06
               No, what Missouri needs is an aircraft carrier floating in - ummmm MU - 10/12 09:36:45
                    Aircraft Carrier in Lake of the Ozarks? - Roberts MU - 10/12 09:54:08
          At least one condition in which that doesn't happen. - GA Tiger MU - 10/12 09:30:07
               Oh no. Lots of damage can be done in one term. - ummmm MU - 10/12 09:32:34
          you mean the United States Empire, not government(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 09:29:25
               Interchangeable terms, in this instance. (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 09:30:37
     Agreed. Grant them independence and they can keep - Evenflow MU - 10/12 09:24:41
          yep (nm) - Sal KC - 10/12 09:25:33
     WHat do they recieve in cash beneifts back - mu7176grad MU - 10/12 09:23:51
          They have contributed equally to FEMA for decades. - Rabbit Test MU - 10/12 09:27:36
               Didn't say they were illegals--you posted taxes not benefits - mu7176grad MU - 10/12 09:34:50
     RE: PR contributes 3.5 billion in Federal tax each year. Seems - blake1771 KC - 10/12 09:23:39
          Does Trump own property there? - Silas MU - 10/12 09:28:21
               No, he went bankrupt. Stuck some people there with the - Rabbit Test MU - 10/12 09:34:46
          ABANDONED!!!!!!!!!! (nm) - Sal KC - 10/12 09:26:27
          SSHHH--don't say that it destroys the narrative - mu7176grad MU - 10/12 09:26:16
          lol whoops(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 09:25:49
          Wonder how much the southern red states get and - JayHoaxH8r MU - 10/12 09:25:32
               kinda correlates with what states have the most minorities. - tigerNkc MU - 10/12 09:34:49
                    Go on - JayHoaxH8r MU - 10/12 10:03:26
               well Lincoln already told them they couldn't leave and many - blake1771 KC - 10/12 09:29:27
               lol - Rabbit Test MU - 10/12 09:28:30
     Indeed. The American government has abandoned its citizens(nm) - Danny Whizzbang USA - 10/12 09:22:06
          The feds have a ton of resources there - Sal KC - 10/12 09:25:19




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