Puerto Rico
Puerto
Rico, many good things come
from there. Beautiful beaches, beautiful women, and
a beautiful culture.
However, one thing that does not come from Puerto Rico is
money, tax dollars
to be exact. Why is it that the United States sends millions
of dollars in
financial aid to Puerto Rico and nothing comes back? The Puerto
Ricans
are a commonwealth, not a state, that's why. Fifty years ago a
commonwealth
was more of a protected country rather than a state. Today,
however, a
commonwealth is equivalent to a leech, a moocher. Puerto Rico
basically rules
itself, it has its own form of government, and it has its own
industry, so
why does it need the United States? Puerto Rico needs the United
States
because the United States equals free money. The US ships millions of
dollars
in aid to Puerto Rico with nothing coming back in return. Why is
that?
It's because technically, a commonwealth has the same basic rights
as a state.
There are a few exceptions though. First, it's citizens are
not true citizens of
the United States. Second, it's citizens cannot vote in
American national
elections. (However, this is not a real problem because the
Puerto Ricans can
vote in their own elections and the US legislature does not
have a huge amount
of effect on Puerto Rico.) The pluses to being a common
wealth of the United
States of America are numerous. The largest is that
the Puerto Ricans receive
all the same aid as any other United States
citizen. They can receive welfare,
Medicare, and everything other federal
aid program without having to pay taxes.
What kind of deal is that? They
get everything for nothing? That's is definitely
not a good deal. Has
anything ever been done to change it? As a matter of fact,
every certain
number of years, The Puerto Rican pubic votes on whether or not it
wants to
accept the United States' offer of citizenship, and what do you think
they
do? It's a no-brainer. They, just like anyone else in the world, votes
down
statehood each and every time the vote comes up. After all, if I could
get free
money and not have to do anything in return, I would not jeopardize
it either.