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Donald Trump won't bail out Puerto Rico
CNN -Money ^ | May 7, 2016 | Heather Long

Posted on 05/09/2016 1:14:14 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Donald Trump says Puerto Rico has "far far too much debt," and the U.S. government shouldn't bail out the island.......

Puerto Rico is in crisis mode. It has run up $70 billion in debt, a staggering amount for an island of under 3.5 million people.....

"You have to cut the debt way down and get back to business," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016issues; bailout; cesarconda; debt; election2016; newyork; paulryan; puertorico; toobigtofail; trump
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To: humblegunner

Shortstops? Oh wait, that’s Venezuela.


81 posted on 05/09/2016 3:48:07 PM PDT by katana
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To: ransacked

Who says he doesn’t have a plan. Too many people want instant answers from business planners and negotiators.


82 posted on 05/09/2016 3:58:29 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: humblegunner

Rum and cigars. Oh wait we can get those from Cuba now. :-)


83 posted on 05/09/2016 4:02:24 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

When one of your biggest expenses is “thievery”, you’re going to have problems.


84 posted on 05/09/2016 4:06:03 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Move all the Puerto Ricans to Massachusetts and give the island to the Marines.


85 posted on 05/09/2016 4:07:29 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: HombreSecreto

works for me!


86 posted on 05/09/2016 4:13:52 PM PDT by Pelham (Trump/Tsoukalos 2016 - vote the great hair ticket)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

A bailout for Puerto Rico or a bailout of bankers and wealthy investors?


87 posted on 05/09/2016 4:14:41 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look at issues an)
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To: StormEye

I thought that it was a lot. That is huge compared to the cost of living down there.


88 posted on 05/09/2016 4:14:43 PM PDT by cassiusking
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To: blueunicorn6

PR becomes an island paradise for the Marines to use as a training base ++++.


89 posted on 05/09/2016 4:18:12 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: ransacked
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

There's no will. Only corruption.

90 posted on 05/09/2016 4:32:04 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I'm so open minded that you should only think like me.)
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To: humblegunner
"I’m trying to think of what it is that we need from Puerto Rico.."

I'll give you a hint:


91 posted on 05/09/2016 5:10:42 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: Pelham

“Trade it to Mexico for Baja California.”
Now that’s a great idea.


92 posted on 05/09/2016 6:19:04 PM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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To: humblegunner

PR could be the playground of the Americas, properly managed and developed. Beautiful place. The libtards have sucked the life out of it.


93 posted on 05/09/2016 7:40:59 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Cut 'em loose!

94 posted on 05/15/2016 4:57:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Good for Trump.


95 posted on 05/16/2016 8:26:00 AM PDT by GOPJ (Trump wants to increase the size of the pie. Ryan wants everyone eat less.)
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