• @Sarmyth
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      3512 hours ago

      They vote on it rather frequently. They do at the moment but it does waffle a bit.

      • @NJSpradlin
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        210 hours ago

        The last vote had a very huge abstention ‘vote’, which was the only reason the ‘for’ vote out performed the ‘against’.

    • @MimicJar
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      610 hours ago

      What are the downsides to becoming a state?

        • @Cornelius_Wangenheim
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          6 hours ago

          PR is so poor that very few there would pay income tax. The majority of people would actually receive money due to the EITC.

          • @[email protected]
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            24 hours ago

            Poor people voting against their own interests because a rich asshole told them to is an American tradition, I guess they’re definitely ready!