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    Quote Originally Posted by Beezer View Post
    . . . They did not want to become a State until disaster strikes and then WE foot the bill. NO, come up with Plan B.
    This election was in June, before the hurricane hit in Sept.

    Puerto Rican status referendum, 2017

    Location Puerto Rico Date June 11, 2017 Voting system PluralityResults
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnDoe2 View Post

    Yes, so true.

    Brooklyn was In desperate need for a refresh and restart.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    No, I didn't know that. Like I said I just really don't know much about Puerto Rico. It sounds beautiful with so much potential and they should do all rebuilding with the hurricane proof construction, do all underground power lines, too. I'm actually getting excited about this! Where will we put the 51st star on the flag? I guess they'll just squeeze them all up a bit and squeeze it in. All Puerto Ricans are already US citizens right? So .... I mean why not?

    The government owns the power lines which is why it hasn’t been updated or replaced since 1915.

    Private investment is the only future success for Puerto Rico.

    You may not know this, but Puerto Rican’s do pay and collect Social Security.

    Under no circumstance should any of the current people in government be allowed
    to remain if statehood is granted.

    They are the problem and each and every one of them have to go!


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    All I can say is take a trip to the island to form your opinion.

    Round trip rip tickets are cheap.


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    Quote Originally Posted by lorrie View Post
    The government owns the power lines which is why it hasn’t been updated or replaced since 1915.

    Private investment is the only future success for Puerto Rico.

    You may not know this, but Puerto Rican’s do pay and collect Social Security.

    Under no circumstance should any of the current people in government be allowed
    to remain if statehood is granted.

    They are the problem and each and every one of them have to go!
    I'm curious---how will statehood change the current people in government?
    If the voters are voting them in now, how will statehood change the way the voters vote?
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    Quote Originally Posted by lorrie View Post
    Yes, so true.

    Brooklyn was In desperate need for a refresh and restart.
    Brooklyn Is Booming. So Why Is Population Shrinking? - CityLab
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    Mar 23, 2018 - In case you hadn't heard, Brooklyn has gentrified.

    In 2017, New York City’s largest borough lost about 2,000 people, the first net loss since 2010.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders View Post
    RNC-----23
    DNC-----60

    So if Puerto Rico becomes a State 2 more Dem Senators and more Dem Representatives.
    Thank you. Well, for someone going on memory alone, I was pretty close.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lorrie View Post
    The government owns the power lines which is why it hasn’t been updated or replaced since 1915.

    Private investment is the only future success for Puerto Rico.

    You may not know this, but Puerto Rican’s do pay and collect Social Security.

    Under no circumstance should any of the current people in government be allowed
    to remain if statehood is granted.

    They are the problem and each and every one of them have to go!
    Yes, I did know Puerto Ricans paid into Social Security and receive benefits when they retire. They don't pay income taxes though, as I understand it.

    Yes, I learned about the power line issue recently after the hurricane down there. I'm a big proponent of burying power lines, especially in hurricane and bad weather areas of the country. They would be able to restore power and services so much faster if they were buried and could clean trees off roads much more quickly not having to wait for the power company to come deal with the lines in the road. They bury everything else, water and sewer lines, natural gas lines, telephone lines, cable lines, why not bury power lines? Makes no sense this conversion hasn't already happened years ago so I think there is corruption involved in this persistence of above ground pole lines.

    I agree with purging all the crooked government officials as a condition and using private investment to every length possible. It could be quite a story to tell, Lorrie!! Little Puerto Rico could become quite the Shangri-La!! Now is the time to do it while Trump is President because he'll know how to do it right, get all the big money people and investors down there, put them to work on a beautiful new Island Project. Everyone wins.

    Yep, I'm liking this idea more and more.
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    Hey Lorrie, what about Cuba? Only 90 miles from Florida. I think we should work towards making it a state of the United States as well. Some day, down the road. So close to US. Another beautiful island. The Cuban people are really great. We'd like them a lot. Shame this rift with the Castros and the Cubans who moved here have kept US-Cuba apart.
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    Puerto Ricans who can't speak English qualify as disabled for Social Security. Hundreds of Puerto Rico's residents qualified for federal disability benefits in recent years because they lacked fluency in English, according to government auditors. ... However, they do not automatically qualify for disability payments.

    Apr 10, 2015

    Puerto Ricans who can't speak English qualify as disabled for Social ...


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