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>>There are some similar opportunities for US citizens in the other US territories, but PR is the best one I think, and is certainly the biggest and most develo
by enraged_camel 9y ago
>>There are some similar opportunities for US citizens in the other US territories, but PR is the best one I think, and is certainly the biggest and most developed.
Maybe it was, but Hurricane Maria fucked it hard and it is unlikely to recover anytime soon. Just the other day a tree fell on a repaired power line and 640,000 people in San Juan (the capital!) lost power. That’s just crazy to me.
- rdl 9y agoMaria was honestly insignificant compared to the 2006-2017 economic problems. Maybe 10%? (It was a big short term problem, especially due to the deferred maintenance and lack of resources/capabilities, but wouldn't have been a lingering crisis without the economic problems.) Savings from 0% tax pays for a pretty amazing generator/solar/lithium ion battery system. The electrical grid is being privatized and turned into a bunch of microgrids (already happening; upscale condo buildings have generators, and the homes of rich people have generators/solar.) The biggest problem is traffic lights, which don't work even in the areas with power, but outside of SJ and first-ring suburbs traffic volumes are fairly light.