They have a bankrupt socialized medicine plan and the government still owns the electric company and operates at a loss. Our tax dollars make that possible. We need to take those dollars away, so Puerto Rico is forced to make sound business decisions.
All our dollars have done is inflate the price of property in Puerto Rico. Homes that should sell for $50,000 sell for $150,000.
They lease property to Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, K-Mart, Sears, J.C. Penneys, The Home Depot, etc. for as much as $250,000 per month and those high costs are reflected in the price of merchandise. These stores are the top sellers in the chain nationwide in spite of those costs and our tax dollars make that possible.
Every fast-food joint sells more fast-food in Puerto Rico per store than anywhere in the United States. Let them eat at home more often to save money.
Puerto Ricans buy 100,000 to 120,000 new cars each year and there are almost 2 million vehicles on the roads there. Let them park some of those cars and take public transportation. Let them keep their cars a couple of extra years before they trade them in. There are a lot of things they can do to save money.
Puerto Ricans pay NO property taxes and NO sales taxes.
They're having a party down there and we're paying for it.
This is the answer and anyone that doesn't believe it, but instead believes giving Puerto Rico 'the bomb' is the answer should be institutionalized.