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In Reply to: Funny that PR statehood has been part of the Republican party platform for decades posted by Dave_K on April 23, 2021 at 05:51:36:
'pays some federal taxes, but not federal income taxes'
it depends on who they are and who they work for
as far as individual outlay as a % of income, customs & federal commodity taxes place their tax burden on par as it's built into pricing and collected incrementally at the point of sale; everyone still pays FICA
'they are a net recipient of federal money'
true ... about $500M > $600M on average over the past decade or so, yet lower than about 15 states in the continental US by year / capita on average
PR has traditionally been used as a tax haven by corporations too
and ... Trump's being denied development deals on the island is the source of his animosity, not any petty feuds with local politicians ... Carmen Cruz being female, but having power & 'back talking' simply fed into the misogynistic aspect of his NPD
'Puerto Ricans are generally social conservatives'
as are the majority of those US citizens of 'Hispanic heritage'
I'm not sure why when they get used as a political pinata` by the right
anyway, they deserve statehood and it would allow the US to collect a hell of a lot more in corporate taxes if they got it ... win / win budget wise
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