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To: Tax-chick
20% of the Civilian Labor Force work for the Government.

About 10% Unemployment Rate.

The problem is other things:

Don’t Lecture Greece on Welfare: Puerto Rico USA Is Much Worse

The common stereotype is to label the Greeks as lazy, because only 52 percent of the nation is currently working. But only 43 percent of Puerto Ricans,USA are employed.

Socialism killed Puerto Rico too

Social Security disability payments are just one example, but the SSA's own internal reports showed that in 2010 nine of the top 10 zip codes for workers receiving disability benefits were on Puerto Rico. Applicants for disability payments were approved at a rate of 69% in 2010 compared to just 36% four years earlier. Things got even more ridiculous this spring when it was revealed that not being able to speak English was considered a legitimate disability on the island.

14 posted on 08/02/2017 2:11:25 PM PDT by Lockbox
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To: Lockbox

I don’t think either Puerto Ricans or Greeks are “lazier” than anybody else. It’s all about economic incentives and constraints.


16 posted on 08/02/2017 2:13:03 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You can't read all day if you don't start early in the morning.)
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