• osaerisxero
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    12324 days ago

    imagine if this was the only reason he loses the election. that pr was the decider.

    • Rhaedas
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      13424 days ago

      That would be awesome. We should give them statehood in return.

      • @Carrolade
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        4124 days ago

        Yeah, but then they’d have to start paying federal income taxes. That’s a big part of why their statehood referendums are always so close, it’s a legit pros and cons list.

        Last time “yes” did win by just a few percentage points though.

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          The citizens do seem to be split between the choices, and in the end it is and should be up to them. I find it not surprising that the biggest reason for opposition outside PR is because it would change the balance of senators. Which is rich, since Congress as a whole needs a revamp in representation count in the House anyway, but we’ve held to an outdated number because it’s “hard” to change.

          I read there’s another possible option - go back under Spanish governance. I wonder how much support that even gets, or if Spain would even want it.

          • @twistypencil
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            There is another option, it’s independence. That third camp is not as popular but it’s full of the most romantic of the boriquas

        • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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          223 days ago

          So if I moved to Puerto Rico I wouldn’t have to pay income tax?

        • UltraMagnus0001
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          123 days ago

          Well, Kentucky takes all of our tax money including most republican states

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      It would be a fitting bout of karma after he didn’t give two shits about the response to Hurricane Maria.

    • @PwnTra1n
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      23 days ago

      Imagine being the most hated comic ever because you’re racist but also all the racists hate you.

      • osaerisxero
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        423 days ago

        Someone with talent would probably be able to pivot that into some unironic success. Shame about this guy lmao

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      I think it’s weird that most of his other base are basically cucks in this regard. “I don’t care about you, I need your votes” and they eat it right up, can’t get enought of the alienation. But he’s picked up some bad habits due to it

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          I forgot I can’t use words they use in proper context. They’re cucks. They’re weak, sycophantic losers that fetishize their own disparagement. Boo hoo. Go read a book, preferably a thesaurus