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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Economic Fiasco

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Commonwealth supposed economic growth after the 1950's. Curiously, the economic reform did not hold since currently over 50% of Puerto Ricans receive federal subsidies and the real unemployment rate is over 20%. It was a facade to quiet United Nations protest of American colonial rule over the island. On December 2005 United States recognized Puerto Rico as a colony, the Commonwealth Party remains in denial, and the statehood party thinks statehood is viable (a fence between Mexico and USA reflects a denial of a Hispanic state.) Today, United Stated has greater respect for the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) than any other Puerto Rican institution. And yes, the living standards have increases but only as a necessity to project the island as a developing, non-colonial country and a "showcase of democracy." Puerto Rico became in effect a sequin cage.

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  • es mierda hay q ver ...

    es mierda hay q ver las cosas como son puerto rico en estos momentos no tiene nada con q mantener su propia economia y si estoy mal diganme por q q yo sepa compañias puerto riqueñas son muy pocas y lo q exportamos no es nada asi q en realidad el pais para ser independiente necesita lo principal una economia q mantenga el pais........

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  • y bajo la estadidad ...

    y bajo la estadidad seria aun mas el mantengo.
    yo no pienso ser parte de un pais que nos trate como mierda,si tanto les interesabamos pq no nos hizo un estado cuando nos invadio,pero si a Alaska y a Hawaii años despues.Te reto a que me digas pq piensas que la estadidad es la mejor opcion.Y q no tenga que ver nada en asuntos economicos y nada de fondos federales.

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  • you're wrong...will ...

    you're wrong...will be the same as we are right now!!!

    By Magio03 [Affiliate User] 1225078012 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that won't happen

    that won't happen

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  • I'm Talking about ...

    I'm Talking about the terrorist group called "Los Macheteros", not about the PIP.

    By the way, thanks for the insult. Translate this:"maricón".

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