[DM1]

"How exactly do you propose to cut off four million Americans? Like in a Stalinist purge?"
lol pretty funny you have too much coffee or something?
allow me to clarify here - these guys pay no income tax (though i do think they pay Social Security), booted out our Naval testing site and complain that we keep them down. They want all benefits and no sacrifices of being within the US. They vote on same status everytime because there are three choices either become a state, become independent, or stay the same. Take it to a plebiscite and make two distinct choices - put up or shut up - either statehood or independence.

[cll]

"Take it to a plebiscite and make two distinct choices - put up or shut up - either statehood or independence."

I couldn't agree more. Please take it up with your Congressman. Pronto! That's what this is about.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Take it to a plebiscite and make two distinct choices - put up or shut up - either statehood or independence."

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That's exactly what statehooders in Puerto Rico want, and what the White House task force on Puerto Rico's political status recommended. You should write your congressman to pass a law asking Puerto Rico to "fish or cut bait."

An overwhelming majority of residents of Puerto Rico prefer statehood over independence, and the only reason why statehood doesn't get 80% support in the polls is because a lot of Puerto Ricans benefit (or think they benefit) from the current status in which the federal income tax does not apply to Puerto Rico-source income but in which Congress sends like $16 billion a year to Puerto Rico (although, in fairness, a huge chunk of that are Social Security and Medicare payments, and residents of Puerto Rico pay Social Security and Medicare taxes just like everyone else).