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It seems (and sorry to sound blunt but it seems so) that Puerto Rico the State (not the people) has not done its homework in a long time. Japan has a much more
by pfortuny 7y ago
It seems (and sorry to sound blunt but it seems so) that Puerto Rico the State (not the people) has not done its homework in a long time. Japan has a much more complicated address system and they do not seem to have a problem.
If FEMA does not know how to reach a point, the problem is not the type of address used, it is that nobody (in the Administration) has cared in quite a while.
- dsr_ 7y agoPuerto Rico is a territory owned by the United States, not a state. The Democratic Party officially wants to make it a state; the Republican Party does not. PR has voted for statehood in two referenda, but voter turnout was low. It is certainly true that FEMA is terrible at its job.
- vinay427 7y agoIt seems pretty clear that the OP used "state" in a generic sense despite the admittedly confusing capitalization, not referring to a US state or a sovereign state but a general political organization that controls some land [1]. It's more than unnecessary to transition this into a remark on the mainstream US political parties. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(polity) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(polity)
- dsr_ 7y agoDiscussing Puerto Rico without reference to the established policies of the main political parties is like recommending that poor people who can't get bread should eat cake instead.
- pfortuny 7y agoOh, addressing is a local problem for which they have had quite some DECADES. Whatever the National interests. It is complicated but not SO much.