"Its funny. The Puerto Rico I lived in and the Puerto Rico people describe don't really sound like the same place."
I know. It seems they think of Puerto Rico as a tropical Bronx, or as it was found when the U.S. liberated us from the Spanish crown. When my mainland clients come here for the first time they seemed amazed at finding a 24-hour Walgreens across from their hotels.
The weather here? Well, you might remember what we called the "aires de Navidad", which I would translate as the Christmas-time breeze. Not too hot, not cold at all. Just a refreshing breeze. It did rain a lot this year, so it's still a little humid. It is the best time of the year. I haven't had to turn on my airconditioner since mid-November!
Yeah, it's amazing that there's enough of that $20 to $30 BILLION dollars the U.S. Taxpayers are forced to dump on that island of ingrates left over after everyone gets through stealing and cheating for their share to build a Walgreens.
Well, the drug addicts need some place to stand and pester people for money once the regular stores close at 9:00pm.
Hey, do you know if that Walgreens is cheating the U.S. Taxpayers out of 90% of its federal income taxes by filing as a CFC, Certified Foreign Corporation, too?
Maybe Santa will bring the island a new tax dodging scam for Christmas.
LOL!
It's funny that you make such a statement. I visited la isla for the first time in 17 years and SJ DID looked like a tropical Bronx.
I'll tell you what. I worked my butt off to help position the PNP into an enviable position with the ruling class in the USA back in the late 70s. You can ask that slime of Romero Barcelo. My friend, the ruling class will NEVER give statehood to Borinquen no matter how much of a landslide the statehooders will show to Congress. Puertoricans are not ready and will never be ready to give themselves, body and soul, to the Evangelical Gringo Church (aka The Continental USA).
And please stop deluding yourselves, especially the islanders, that you have too much to give, pay tax, Walgreens, yada, yada. It's not going to happen.
Lastly, I was born and raised there. I went to show my children where their dad was born. You guys have a greater mess down there than when I used to live there. Jesus, Maria y Jose. Stop with the excuses and fix it up! Carajo!