How did Puerto Rico spend all of it's Money?
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They didn't spend it. They just haven't come to an agreement on the budget for this year. There's strong disagreement between the pro-commonwealth governor and the pro-statehood legislature. They were also trying to introduce a sales tax (there's no sales tax in PR) and couldn't agree to a percentage amount. Both sides seem to have forgotten who they are working for, the people, and because of their stubbornness we find ourselves in the current situation.
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Puerto Rico (currently a U.S. Territory) has had several referendums on the subject of applying for statehood, which have always been defeated.  It would be the most likely candidate for future statehood given its close ties to the United States already.
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America gave them money and assisted in the rebuilding efforts.
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No - the average income in Puerto Rico is too low to support a major league franchise. The team would not be able to generate enough revenue from ticket sales or other means to support the budget of a major league franchise.
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the correct answer is "B" -the phillipines, cuba, puerto rico, and guam were all taken from spain.
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Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the USA,for all of you who didn't know. You go mami,VIVA Boriquen!
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Paid in capital in excess. \n\nThat's the account we used in Accounting.
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Well, there are some "wonderful" things we do with tax money.  But there's also alot of waste and we spend money on things we probably shouldn't.  \n\nThere are no programs, that I know of, in the federal government where a decent business case of cost/benefit is performed.  We have programs around that have been there for decades and we have no idea if they're still worth doing.   We spend tons of money on things that benefit a very small number of people- tons of pork dollars go to building things fed dollars should never fund and that we frankly can't afford.\n\nWe invest money in research and often times allow the patents (our public patents) to be used by private industry for little to nothing.  then, we as consumers get to pay tons for either drugs, medical care or consumer products that we the public funded to develop.  How does that make sense?\n\nAt this point, 25%+ of the fed budget goes to the military\nAbout 20% or more (I think) goes to pay interest ONLY on the debt.  We never retire any principle on our debt.\n\nLocal taxes etc. is a slightly different story-- still have waste and inefficiecy though.\n\nI personally don't see what I get for my tax dollars (at the federal level) other than things like roads, national parks (which I have to pay to use), consumer protection laws (marginally benefit me that I can tell), college (I paid my tuition-but fed/state dollars go to Universities).  I have never taken advantage of any federal programs, no subisdies, so welfare/TANF.  So what am I getting for my money?  Not much that I can see.  Yet I pay quite a bit of dough each year to the fed and state.  More than alot of people make in a year.  \n\nWe get taxed for pretty much everything we come in contact with-- think about it.  Income, consumption of all sorts, gasoline, phone, utilities, property.  Next thing you know, they're going to tax the air we breath.  Its get tiresome and eats away at everybody's earnings.
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To have deficit spending
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Seriously they don't need to spend the money. It would be better used for social programs. Feed the hungry, clothe the poor housing, etc.
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Besides the fact that the Government/Economy of Puerto Rico is totally screwed up, what crisis are you referring to?
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Because honey they got all the money.Money comes with POWER.something that we would all like to have however it seems to flow freely to the chosen few.
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Puerto Rico, you can still haggle and it's in the U.S.
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Money, money, money. He had lots of it to spend on TV ads and stuff.
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America fought almost entire world war 2 with paper money.And today on an average every American spent already the entire money of next budget with credit cards.And America`s deficit budget makes it necessary to break records in printing currency.The joke is that the money you do not have is not of much value due to inflation.Relax.
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The U.S. had quite a bit of money at one time. And as all big wigs with money and clout do, they feel the need to put their two cents in pretty much everywhere. The American government feels they are strong enough to handle anything. That is so untrue. They stick their noses in foreign business and try to correct it (helping to form a new government in Iraq) and all the while, totally forget about their own citizens. We still have homeless veterans, We still have hungry children, we still have an awful drug problem. But is America spending their dollars to help those folks? Of course not. It's rediculous. A man once said to some folks, "Clean up your own backyard before you come talking about mine." America should listen to that statement.
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most recieved a small sum but the rest was put toward other services such as providing funeral costs and replacing personal belongings of those victims. Other amounts were used to set up organizations in order to help them such as psychological groups and others. If the money had all been given directly to them it would have turned out like katrina with the porer of them spending on stuff for themselves which I dont believe is right. I dont think that if someones family members had died then they should get money to go out and buy a new car or other unneeded device. It was used for the police departments and fire department to replace the equipment they lost and to buy food and water for those volunteering to help the cleanup and rescue operations.