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>That is not at all unique to PR. You cut off the part that is unique, which was that PR citizens are also US citizens but they do not pay federal income tax u

>That is not at all unique to PR. You cut off the part that is unique, which was that PR citizens are also US citizens but they do not pay federal income tax unless they come to the mainland. They do not pay capital gains tax either. They sold bonds with special clauses that they must be paid back, even before critical services are provided to the people. They defaulted and now they are being forced to pay it back even though they can't fund their emergency preparedness, hospitals, or infrastructure and emergency response. PR was not at all prepared for something that was obviously coming and they are trying to use political pressure to get the huge anti-Trump sentiment in the country to think it was all Trump's fault when he has little to do with overseeing FEMA's response. I'm sure there are things he could have done better. His statements have been asinine and politically tone deaf for sure, but this isn't about him. This is about the mess PR made. If they want to be a state, then be a state. Otherwise, they offer nothing to the USA and in my opinion should be dissolved as a US territory.

forapurpose 9y ago
> Trump's fault when he has little to do with overseeing FEMA's response. Trump is the elected President and is directly responsible to the citizens for the Executive Branch, including FEMA. His job is, specifically, the performance of the Executive Branch. If FEMA isn't delivering, he needs to see to fixing it ASAP. He needed to see to it that they were prepared. > PR was not at all prepared for something that was obviously coming and they are trying to ... Is there more to that then words typed in a web forum? That is all I've seen; nothing to support that story. > Otherwise, they offer nothing to the USA and in my opinion should be dissolved as a US territory. Membership isn't based on contribution, nor is past contribution a prediction of the future. Should poor people be kicked out? What about Mississippi? The US has always been based on the belief that people, if given freedom and opportunity, can prosper and achieve.
- leereeves 9y ago
  FEMA is dealing with the aftermath of 3 hurricanes at the same time. Their entire staff is working hard to respond. They aren't failing to deliver; they're facing a unique challenge. All while being condemned for their inability to wave a magic wand and fix everything immediately, and attacked by the media's endless anti-Trump campaign.
  - forapurpose 9y ago
    If you could provide any basis for any of that, it would be valuable. Otherwise, it's just characters someone typed into a field on their web browser.
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    - leereeves 9y ago
      As opposed to what? Characters someone typed into a corporate content management system? Which part do you dispute? The Pew Research center found that, excluding the right-wing media, only 5% of the media's coverage of Trump was positive. http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trump-in-a-polarized-media-environment/ http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trum... Edit: 6% of the centrist media's coverage, for those inclined to nitpick.
      - forapurpose 9y ago
        > As opposed to what? Characters someone typed into a corporate content management system? I don't understand your point > Pew Research center found Some information at last! That's what I'm talking about. First, "excluding the right-wing media" is a pretty major omission. Excluding my right leg, I have no easy means of walking. The right-wing media is enormous, including the leading media companies in many segments (Fox, WSJ, talk radio, etc.). Second, reading the report, the number the parent quotes excludes both media with a right-wing audience and with a politically mixed audience (the report defines it by the political leanings of the audience, not of the news outlet); the number includes only media with a predominantly left-wing audience. Third, the parent comment implies that 95% was negative, omitting that 39% of the coverage, even in media for left-wing audience, was neutral. So here's the actual data, for media consumed by predominantly left-wing audiences: 5% positive, 39% neutral, 56% negative. When right-wing media lambasted Obama day and night for over 8 years, opposing everything he did, calling him everything from Kenyan to Communist, I don't recall such an uproar about coverage. And the left serve as his propaganda outlet either, the way Fox et al serve Republicans - the progressives didn't like him, and there is no Democratic propaganda front with major reach.

forapurpose 9y ago

> Trump's fault when he has little to do with overseeing FEMA's response. Trump is the elected President and is directly responsible to the citizens for the Executive Branch, including FEMA. His job is, specifically, the performance of the Executive Branch. If FEMA isn't delivering, he needs to see to fixing it ASAP. He needed to see to it that they were prepared. > PR was not at all prepared for something that was obviously coming and they are trying to ... Is there more to that then words typed in a web forum? That is all I've seen; nothing to support that story. > Otherwise, they offer nothing to the USA and in my opinion should be dissolved as a US territory. Membership isn't based on contribution, nor is past contribution a prediction of the future. Should poor people be kicked out? What about Mississippi? The US has always been based on the belief that people, if given freedom and opportunity, can prosper and achieve.

leereeves 9y ago
FEMA is dealing with the aftermath of 3 hurricanes at the same time. Their entire staff is working hard to respond. They aren't failing to deliver; they're facing a unique challenge. All while being condemned for their inability to wave a magic wand and fix everything immediately, and attacked by the media's endless anti-Trump campaign.
- forapurpose 9y ago
  If you could provide any basis for any of that, it would be valuable. Otherwise, it's just characters someone typed into a field on their web browser.
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  - leereeves 9y ago
    As opposed to what? Characters someone typed into a corporate content management system? Which part do you dispute? The Pew Research center found that, excluding the right-wing media, only 5% of the media's coverage of Trump was positive. http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trump-in-a-polarized-media-environment/ http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trum... Edit: 6% of the centrist media's coverage, for those inclined to nitpick.
    - forapurpose 9y ago
      > As opposed to what? Characters someone typed into a corporate content management system? I don't understand your point > Pew Research center found Some information at last! That's what I'm talking about. First, "excluding the right-wing media" is a pretty major omission. Excluding my right leg, I have no easy means of walking. The right-wing media is enormous, including the leading media companies in many segments (Fox, WSJ, talk radio, etc.). Second, reading the report, the number the parent quotes excludes both media with a right-wing audience and with a politically mixed audience (the report defines it by the political leanings of the audience, not of the news outlet); the number includes only media with a predominantly left-wing audience. Third, the parent comment implies that 95% was negative, omitting that 39% of the coverage, even in media for left-wing audience, was neutral. So here's the actual data, for media consumed by predominantly left-wing audiences: 5% positive, 39% neutral, 56% negative. When right-wing media lambasted Obama day and night for over 8 years, opposing everything he did, calling him everything from Kenyan to Communist, I don't recall such an uproar about coverage. And the left serve as his propaganda outlet either, the way Fox et al serve Republicans - the progressives didn't like him, and there is no Democratic propaganda front with major reach.