Will you Americans Accept Puerto Rico as state #51?

[TheBESTP4P]

Honestly im not a fan of the idea..Not that it affects me in any way shape or form...

But to make it a state of the us seems that it would make puerto rico loose some of its identity..

Fair play when you from a certain state then you are proud of your state and thats your home..

But changing from a proud nation to just another state just doesnt seem right..

well if they wanted to join UK u'd def jump on that so u can be closer to ya IDOL son!

Lol..Puerto rico can move near uk..But puerto rico wouldnt be puerto rico if it was part of ...

I dunno.. Lancashire?! Lol! Just get some oar's and everybody in puerto rico get to the seaside and start rowing towards the uk aight?!

Peace

could u imagine TITO speaking to you with a brittish accent LOL!

or u speaking spanish to him with ya brittish accent!

that would be priceless

Bro ive got a good a** Spanish accent..Considering the little i speak of it :P

im sure ud give antonio baderas a run for his money against he biotchez bro!

how r u by the way? everything cooL? u land that job u told me about? hollaaaaaaaar

[Tito BHB]

Honestly im not a fan of the idea..Not that it affects me in any way shape or form...

But to make it a state of the us seems that it would make puerto rico loose some of its identity..

Fair play when you from a certain state then you are proud of your state and thats your home..

But changing from a proud nation to just another state just doesnt seem right..

well if they wanted to join UK u'd def jump on that so u can be closer to ya IDOL son!

Lol..Puerto rico can move near uk..But puerto rico wouldnt be puerto rico if it was part of ...

I dunno.. Lancashire?! Lol! Just get some oar's and everybody in puerto rico get to the seaside and start rowing towards the uk aight?!

Peace

could u imagine TITO speaking to you with a brittish accent LOL!

or u speaking spanish to him with ya brittish accent!

that would be priceless

Bro ive got a good a** Spanish accent..Considering the little i speak of it :P

im sure ud give antonio baderas a run for his money against he biotchez bro!

how r u by the way? everything cooL? u land that job u told me about? hollaaaaaaaar

Still looking bro.. Im feeling lucky thou Yo!..Lol.. Got me an interview in the morning for some factory shit.. Its all money bro.. But all's pretty sweet you Kno..
You good bro?
Noticed you gettin on here alot more recently..Started fading away for a lil while bro!
Peace

[TheBESTP4P]

Honestly im not a fan of the idea..Not that it affects me in any way shape or form...

But to make it a state of the us seems that it would make puerto rico loose some of its identity..

Fair play when you from a certain state then you are proud of your state and thats your home..

But changing from a proud nation to just another state just doesnt seem right..

well if they wanted to join UK u'd def jump on that so u can be closer to ya IDOL son!

Lol..Puerto rico can move near uk..But puerto rico wouldnt be puerto rico if it was part of ...

I dunno.. Lancashire?! Lol! Just get some oar's and everybody in puerto rico get to the seaside and start rowing towards the uk aight?!

Peace

could u imagine TITO speaking to you with a brittish accent LOL!

or u speaking spanish to him with ya brittish accent!

that would be priceless

Bro ive got a good a** Spanish accent..Considering the little i speak of it :P

im sure ud give antonio baderas a run for his money against he biotchez bro!

how r u by the way? everything cooL? u land that job u told me about? hollaaaaaaaar

Still looking bro.. Im feeling lucky thou Yo!..Lol.. Got me an interview in the morning for some factory S***.. Its all money bro.. But all's pretty sweet you Kno..
You good bro?
Noticed you gettin on here alot more recently..Started fading away for a lil while bro!
Peace

hey im pretty good bro thanks for asking! if u ever need a good reference or recommendation u know who ya favorite EXECUTIVE business man is stateside right bro i got ya back son! u better show me around if i ever come to he UK bro! hollaaaaar

[TitoFan]

I honestly don't feel we can afford to take them on as a state. We have enough national debt as is...

Obviously, you're entitled to your opinion. No matter HOW misinformed it is.

[BoxingGorilla]

I honestly don't feel we can afford to take them on as a state. We have enough national debt as is...

Obviously, you're entitled to your opinion. No matter HOW misinformed it is.

Thanks, Tito! Cool Click!

[TitoFan]

I honestly don't feel we can afford to take them on as a state. We have enough national debt as is...

Obviously, you're entitled to your opinion. No matter HOW misinformed it is.

Thanks, Tito! Cool Click!

LMAO. I gotta admit, that was an unexpected reaction.

[BoxingGorilla]

I honestly don't feel we can afford to take them on as a state. We have enough national debt as is...

Obviously, you're entitled to your opinion. No matter HOW misinformed it is.

Thanks, Tito! Cool Click!

LMAO. I gotta admit, that was an unexpected reaction.

When your closest friends refer to you "mule-headed" and "closed-minded" you get used to harsh criticism.

[BoxingGorilla]

Right now 10pm EST on Showtime Penn & Teller's BULLSHIT! is talking about immigration. Tune in.

[Puya]

Thanks to all for contributing a round off CC's

The Economy in the Isaland is pretty Fair I say fair because in about 10 years or so it was pretty solid but politics and taxes among other stuff made companies go to other contries. In Puerto Rico we have a lot of professionals I can say that 75% of students go to college after hight school with is good (My self I'm and Electric Engineer from the Politechnic University Of PR). As far of well fair we have all kind of taxes and basically the same system you guys use. as of today we are the ones who paid for helping our own poor people and it will be the same if we get to be a state.

Sadly the image Americans have of us sometimes is because most of the people who leave to US are poor people go to the states looking for jobs and most of them a bunch of crazy mofo living in ghettos and other places that people with well fair live. But if you ask to any supposedly Puerto Rican something about Puerto Rico the know SHIT. The other day me and my wife saw a documentary that actres Rosie Perez made of PR and have of the information she had was incorrect and most of that documentary is was based in New York that is not even close in how we live in Puerto Rico. They come here and you see them lost because they expect the same thing they see in NY or Florida.

It's funny everytime I arrive in a plane in PR you see First timers impressed how developed PR is because all the buildings and streets among other stuff because a lot of Americans see Puerto Rico like a very big ghetto and I tell you is not the case. And you boxing fans have seen fights that have been in PR when HBO take outside shots from a Helicopter.

will continue........ I have things to do now later!!

[Puya]

#2 They already have a status as a quasi-state and they don't pay taxes to the US

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and how do you know this? because you are so wrong on this.

[El Kabong]

This is from wikipedia....I know it's not a 100% great place to get info but here you go

Puerto Rico is classified by the U.S. government as an independent taxation authority by mutual agreement with the U.S. Congress. A common misconception is that residents of Puerto Rico do not have to pay federal taxes. Residents of the island pay federal taxes (import/export taxes, federal commodity taxes, social security taxes, etc.) and some even pay federal income taxes (Puerto Rico residents who are federal employees, or who do business with the federal government, Puerto Rico-based corporations that intend to send funds to the U.S., etc). While most residents of the island do not pay federal income tax, they do pay federal payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare), as well as Puerto Rico income taxes. In addition, because the cutoff point for income taxation is lower than that of the IRS code, and because the per-capita income in Puerto Rico is much lower than the average per-capita income on the mainland, more Puerto Rico residents pay income taxes to the local taxation authority than if the IRS code were applied to the island. Puerto Rico residents are eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement. Puerto Rico is excluded from Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Puerto Rico receives less than 15% of the Medicaid funding it would be allotted as a state. For Medicare, Puerto Rico pays fully but only receives partial benefits.

As statutory U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans may enlist in the U.S. military. Puerto Ricans have been included in the compulsory draft, when it has been in effect. Puerto Ricans have fully participated in all U.S. wars since 1898, most notably in World War II, in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and the current Middle-Eastern conflicts. Recently, nearly 60 Puerto Ricans have died serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.


I see where you are coming from but I have a point as well

[Puya]

CC Lyle i'm very proud of you for taking the time to dig in a little but trust me USA have there cut ($) they earn $ having us around. there is more information in the web better than wikipidea but what you find is a fair read. So I still owning you CC's

[El Kabong]

CC back Puya

Unlike some political wacko's (Missy)....I try to study up on such issues before posting an opinion about them

[RozzySean]

CC Lyle i'm very proud of you for taking the time to dig in a little but trust me USA have there cut ($) they earn $ having us around. there is more information in the web better than wikipidea but what you find is a fair read. So I still owning you CC's

Statehood is available and open if Puerto Rico is ready, man. As far as I understand the situation, many Puerto Rican oppose statehood because there are some tax advantages. I'm not saying Puerto Rican's dont' pay taxes, but the structure is different. Also, I've heard that some Puerto Rican intellectuals and nationalists oppose it for political reasons. Obviously, the US gets their cut, and historically, the US has exploited Puerto Rico, so I don't blame the commonwealth for being reluctant to take on full tax burden. You have paid heavily in advance.

So me, personally, I would love to see Puerto Rico become #51, but as far as I know, the island is very divided on the issue. If/when the people of P.R. clearly want statehood, I'll accept them with open arms. Me gusta eso.

[Puya]

That's the reason I'm asking Saddo's Americans people. I'm always interested how they feel about this matter. I's true the Island is divided, I hate politics specially PR's But if i'm clar of something I dont wasnt us to be independent because already is all fucked politically speaking. Those Mofo's are so stealers that they came to the point to take precausious methods when they do they do it in our faces. The other day they where voting so that they cannot npa taxes for all of theyr benefits that is ridiculous.