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To: ManyMoose who wrote (252409)	5/31/2008 3:42:10 PM
From: SteveinTX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793808

What's the downside of giving Puerto Rico independence? Fair question. It has it's own constitution, elected government and tax system in place and is reasonably self-sustaining. The economy is based on manufacturing, tourism and agriculture and it is not considered a poor country by world standards. Not much of that would change. In some ways life might be easier in PR without being subject to U.S. regulations although it would probably be more difficult for Puerto Ricans to migrate to the U.S. I would like to know the downside as well.