puerto rican lives matter
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1/3 of the deaths of 9/11
Richard D. Wolff Retweeted
Catherine RampellVerified account @crampell Dec 8
in the 42 days after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Sept. 20 as a Category 4 storm, 1,052 more people than usual died across Puerto Rico
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Richard D. Wolff Retweeted
Catherine RampellVerified account @crampell Dec 8in the 42 days after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Sept. 20 as a Category 4 storm, 1,052 more people than usual died across Puerto Rico
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government corruption will lead to an increase in deaths. ignorance leads to an increase in deaths.
Babagounj
Strength through joy
PR leads in corruption . The place was defaulting on its loans long before any storm hit the island .
thats right. of course, greece is not solely responsible for the shape its in either. so im also referring to federal government corruption which has all this money for banks and war but not nearly enough for PR.
Babagounj
Strength through joy
PR is a Commonwealth of the USA .
They have several times voted down statehood .
Operation Bootstrap ( Operation Bootstrap ) was designed to bring PR into the Industrial Age .
They have several times voted down statehood .
Operation Bootstrap ( Operation Bootstrap ) was designed to bring PR into the Industrial Age .
True, I expect several on this forum to drop dead any minute now.
Will FischerVerified account @will_c_fischer Apr 14
So, let me get this straight. We can drop bombs on people for “humanitarian” reasons but we can’t feed American citizens in still hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico?
So, let me get this straight. We can drop bombs on people for “humanitarian” reasons but we can’t feed American citizens in still hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico?
floridays
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Correct
1989
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Just to be fair, maybe we should drop bombs on Puerto Rico.
theyve been left for dead anyways!
1989
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I’m sure if they voted for
Statehood, they would be taken better care of.
floridays
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We are talking about an island of quadriplegics, correct? How did they make it before the US was the US?
i dont think thats justification for the treatment they got!
they remind me of a semi american cuba except theyve been colonized.
MAKAVELI
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They did but it is not up to them to make it official.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
The lady I kept seeing on the news complaining about lack of aid voted against it.
Actually they've had votes on the matter but remaining a commonwealth has always won by a narrow margin. If they became a state they'd have to start paying federal income tax.
MAKAVELI
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Overwhelming support for Puerto Rico statehood referendum - CNN
Puerto Rico on Sunday overwhelmingly voted for statehood. But Congress, the only body that can approve new states, will ultimately decide whether the status of the US commonwealth changes.
Ninety-seven percent of the votes in the nonbinding referendum favored statehood, an increase over the results of a 2012 referendum, official results from the State Electoral Commission show. It was the fifth such vote on statehood.
"Today, we the people of Puerto Rico are sending a strong and clear message to the US Congress ... and to the world ... claiming our equal rights as American citizens, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a news release.
OK, wasn't aware they just had a referendum. Considering other votes weren't that one sided it most likely means they are aware if they were a state instead of a commonwealth they would receive much more aid, and sooner, if another natural disaster hits them.
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