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Does the U.S. want to get rid of Puerto Rico?

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Well, according to manifest destiny, the U.S expands to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and has never ceded any of it's territory in the history of being a country. read more

Thirty-five percent of the population is on food stamps; 35 is also the percentage of working-age Puerto Ricans actually in the workforce. Public finances are in a dire state: Debt is at $70 billion and bond issues are rated as junk. Plainly the USA should get rid of this millstone. That’s easier said than done, though. read more

The U.S. gets a market for its surplus goods. Puerto Rico may not trade with any other country unless the U.S. allows it and even when it does allow it those goods must go through the U.S. Merchant Marines one of the worlds most costly methods to ship goods. Puerto Rico is not allowed to produce anything that competes with a state. read more

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