[cll]

A 16% Value Added Tax. Puerto Rico, having hit bottom already, keeps on digging.

[cll]

Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.

[Vigilanteman]

I’m sure nobody will go to the mainland to buy big ticket items. The thought would never cross their minds.

[oh8eleven]

Puerto Rico, having hit bottom already, keeps on digging.
I once asked a co-worker - is that a PR flag you have on your rear view mirror? Answer - Yes, it's a great country.
My reply - Well, if it's so great, why are you in America? Answer - (silence) ...

[freedumb2003]

>>Additionally, García-Padilla proposed that “three times a year, those who earn $35,000 or less receive an additional tax return check for what they have paid in purchase taxes. <<

Can you imagine keeping track of all the sales tax you pay? Canada and Mexico have a return your sales tax program and I have never kept close enough track to take advantage of it in either place.

This soak the wealthy strategy will just mean the rich will arrange to buy their stuff and bring it in themselves.

[edwinland]

I think it sounds like a good plan.

[I want the USA back]

How much will we mainlanders be forced to shell out for this?

[JoeFromSidney]

The Value Added Tax is a terrible idea. People don't realize they're paying it, and it's administratively more complex than a sales tax. Instead, repeal all personal and corporate income taxes and put on a sales tax. Very simple to administer, and people realize they're paying it, which leads them to question what their money is being used for.