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Puerto Rico’s Tragedy Was Years in the Making
Politico ^ | October 01, 2017 | ALEJANDRA ROSA

Posted on 10/04/2017 8:15:36 PM PDT by sparklite2

Forget the article. It was followed by a correction that is in the category of, "Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?"

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Corrections: An earlier version of this article stated that associates of the Koch brothers proposed and lobbied Congress to pass the law establishing Puerto Rico's fiscal control board. There is no evidence of any Koch involvement in the passage of the law. An earlier version of this article also stated that the fiscal control board had reduced the minimum wage in Puerto Rico to 4 dollars an hour. The board did not lower the minimum wage, the governor did. And the governor raised it this year. An earlier version of this article stated that the U.S. Congress imposed austerity measures on Puerto Rico. The fiscal control board established by Congress instructed the commonwealth to work towards balancing its budget. The governor decided what cuts to make.

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1 posted on 10/04/2017 8:15:36 PM PDT by sparklite2
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To: sparklite2

Considering all of the horrible things the U.S. supposedly did to P.R., they’d obviously be better off to sever all ties with the U.S. and stand alone as a completely free and independent country.


2 posted on 10/04/2017 8:26:56 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: sparklite2

So, in other words, they made up a whole bunch of crap, blaming republic and THE EVIL KOCH BROTHERS, and none of it was true.


3 posted on 10/04/2017 8:29:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

To paraphrase Churchill, every word they say is a lie, including ‘the’ and ‘and.’


4 posted on 10/04/2017 8:30:23 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: catnipman

And the sooner the better.


5 posted on 10/04/2017 8:31:23 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: sparklite2

Ungrateful, sniveling little sh!ts.


6 posted on 10/04/2017 8:44:20 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: sparklite2

Most unfortunate Puerto Rico seems to have caught the infectious disease known as Democratisoccucais.

We need send assistance in the form of “Democrats Anonymous”, and their 12 step program. It will take some time, but it would be the humane thing to do.


7 posted on 10/04/2017 8:45:46 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks sparklite2.
8 posted on 10/04/2017 9:21:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: sparklite2
PR electric grid was held together by duct tape.

The powers that be are thanking their lucky stars for the hurricane.

They escape blame for it's collapse and Uncle Sugar rebuilds it.

9 posted on 10/04/2017 11:03:48 PM PDT by Eagles6
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PR electric grid was held together by duct tape.

Well, to be accurate, from what I've seen in "aftermath" photos, it wasn't held together by anything, it was strung along poles across the whole island, and "they all fell down". I guess you could just put'em back up, but no one will be happy with that!

Nevertheless, I honestly think that is the first thing to do.

10 posted on 10/04/2017 11:29:13 PM PDT by dr_lew (I)
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To: sparklite2

bump


11 posted on 10/05/2017 3:37:30 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
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