“I’m shocked they were dumb enough to pass this. Welcome to paying taxes PR, it sucks.”
You mean, take your taxes.
They already take my taxes. Unincorporated semi states get a lot of the benefits of being a state (some welfare programs, military bases) and none of the downside (federal income taxes). It’s really a sweet deal, never figured out why there’s a bunch of people in PR that want to change that. Yeah they get open to a few more benefits, but they’ll get taxed.
What taxes would they be taking? Puerto Ricans pay federal income taxes, fica, Medicare, taxes that American citizens pay. In addition, they pay inport and export taxes on virtually everything they buy or sell. How are they taking taxes any more than people in the United States?