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minus-squareMimicJar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours agoWhat are the downsides to becoming a state?
minus-squareBottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·10 hours agoPuerto Rico doesn’t pay federal taxes
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-26 hours agoPR is so poor that very few there would pay income tax. The majority of people would actually receive money due to the EITC.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoPoor people voting against their own interests because a rich asshole told them to is an American tradition, I guess they’re definitely ready!
What are the downsides to becoming a state?
Puerto Rico doesn’t pay federal taxes
PR is so poor that very few there would pay income tax. The majority of people would actually receive money due to the EITC.
Poor people voting against their own interests because a rich asshole told them to is an American tradition, I guess they’re definitely ready!