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Puerto Ricans have had numerous opportunities to change their situation, most recently in 2012. The results were ambiguous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puert
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
Puerto Ricans have had numerous opportunities to change their situation, most recently in 2012. The results were ambiguous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_status_referendum,_2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_status_referendum...
Puerto Rico actually has a pretty good deal - no federal income taxes. I'd happily give up my right to vote for the same benefit.
- areyousure 10y agoIf Puerto Rico acquired statehood, then the Jones Act (in this case, the "Merchant Marine Act of 1920") would still apply to them and still jack up prices. That's the case in Hawaii. (This comment thread is complicated a bit because the "Jones Act of Puerto Rico" -- the Jones–Shafroth Act -- is different from the Merchant Marine Act, also called the Jones Act.)
- amorphid 10y agoCan I move from California to Puerto Rico and stop paying federal income tax?
- hiphipjorge 10y agoAbsolutely.
- true_religion 10y agoWait? This is true in all cases? I thought the US government required you to pay income taxes after a certain income point even if you were in foreign countries. Why would Puerto Rico, which is part of the US itself, be an exception?
- vinay427 10y agoBecause foreign countries are not explicitly exempted, while PR is due to past agreements. Note that you have to live there for a good amount of the tax year to qualify, which is fairly typical.