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> taxation without representation Residents of Puerto Rico don't pay Federal income tax. They do pay other Federal taxes such as social security and import du
by panarky 9y ago
> taxation without representation
Residents of Puerto Rico don't pay Federal income tax.
They do pay other Federal taxes such as social security and import duties.
A number of hedge fund managers and other high-net-worth people have established homes in PR just to avoid Federal income tax.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Puerto_Rico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Puerto_Rico
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoand those are taxes all citizens of our country pay.
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- Swizec 9y ago> > taxation without representation > Residents of Puerto Rico don't pay Federal income tax. As an immigrant I get to both pay federal taxes and can’t vote, so no representation. :) Just pointing out they’re not necessarily correlated.
- anarazel 9y ago> As an immigrant I get to both pay federal taxes and can’t vote, so no representation. :) Well, generally constitutional rights don't fully apply to us non-citizens. Don't think that's a very meaningful argument in this context.
- rayiner 9y agoPuerto Ricans are eligible for social security and Medicare, so they’re getting something in return for those. Puerto Rican corporations also don’t pay federal corporation tax.
- ryan_j_naughton 9y agoBut they don't have a vote on whether those entitlement should even exist in the first place.