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To: LindyBill who wrote (252365)5/31/2008 8:09:21 AM
From: skinowski  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793838
 
P.R. as a state

It seems that the way things stand it's up to them. They keep having referendums, but so far "pro-staters" never received the needed majority.



To: LindyBill who wrote (252365)5/31/2008 10:42:14 AM
From: ManyMoose  Respond to of 793838
 
Just what we need. P.R. as a state.


Maybe we should just get rid of it as a territory too. What are the advantages for us? I see only advantages for PR.



To: LindyBill who wrote (252365)5/31/2008 6:11:50 PM
From: D. Long  Respond to of 793838
 
Just what we need. P.R. as a state

It would be a fiscal disaster. The tax shelter would end, the corporations would flee, and the unemployment rate would bust out over 30% within 5 years. Federal tax dollars would go, and nearly zip would come out. It would make Mississippi look rich. PR is a black hole for the federal treasury if it gains statehood.


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