Posted on 07/24/2019 3:30:57 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
(CNN)Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is expected to resign Wednesday after more than a week of protests that rocked the island's capital city, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
Thousands have jammed the streets of San Juan calling for the governor's resignation after Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism published a series of group messages between the governor and his inner circle that included homophobic and misogynistic language and jokes about Hurricane Maria victims. Demonstrators were determined to stay on the streets until Rosselló stepped down, fed up with years of government corruption, high poverty rates, crushing debt and a painfully slow recovery since the 2017 disaster. Overnight Wednesday, an energetic crowd filled the streets outside the governor's mansion waving flags and banners after news of the governor's anticipated announcement broke.
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part of the Q take down?
PR Owes PDJT an APOLOGY.
The problem is that she makes Rossello look like a saint. Hillary want to be.
If it make you feel better, Washington, D.C, has a 10% sales tax.
I say we cut ties with PR and let them become their own country. The place will look like Haiti in five years. The US needs to quit sending our money to bottomless pits with no benefits.
Let's wait until we see who the replacement is.
Whatever happened to his real political mommy and daddy- Hillary and Barry?
Funny how that’s NEVER mentioned in the media storyline with this guy.
She probably will be Governor before too long.
PR Governor is unemployed. Keep an eye on your hubcaps.
That was before Trump chimed in, that was the last straw.
But...but....Ricky Martin.....that seems to be the only thing they care about.
“No, we in PR are now stuck with an 11.5% sales tax for the next forty years to pay that off.”
Illinois State Sales Tax: 6.25%
Cook County Sales Tax: 1.75%
Municipal Sales Taxes In Cook County: as high as 3% depending on locale.
So if you’re looking for sympathy.......
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Good day for it. The announcement hasn’t got a prayer of making the network news. Not with the Mueller circus.
We should cut them loose.
Independence now, before they suck US dry.
Press conference announcement in a few minutes.....Puerto Rico’s Govenor to resign.
Fox has it live for the news conference to announce.
Fox has it live for the news conference to announce.
DC has a 10% tax on prepared food in stores and restaurants,and I think hotels. There is no tax on most food in grocery stores. The rest of sales tax on clothes and other general merchandise has fluctuated between 5 3/4% and 6%.
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