[RIghtwardHo]

lol Because we SO need 2 more Dim Senators.

Go away buffoon. Just go away.

[MNJohnnie]

Yeah because keeping them as tax payers with NO elective representation is such an American value /s

Though the Commonwealth government has its own tax laws, Puerto Ricans are also required to pay most U.S. federal taxes, with the major exception being that most residents do not have to pay the federal personal income tax. In 2009, Puerto Rico paid $3.742 billion into the US Treasury.