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They can become a state and not a territory, but then they would have to pay federal income taxes so it seems unlikely. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/
by J3L2404 15y ago
They can become a state and not a territory, but then they would have to pay federal income taxes so it seems unlikely.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-puertorico-status-idUSTRE7944ZV20111005 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-puertorico-stat...
- Dylan16807 15y agoI don't see why they need to be a state any more than Washington D.C. does.
- burgerbrain 15y agoYou may find this interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Us_reg_dc_2872.JPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Us_reg_dc_2872.JPG Yes, that is the standard DC license plate.
- adolfojp 15y agoIt wouldn't be a matter of needing to be a state but of wanting to be a state. Right now only about half of the population of Puerto Rico wants the island to become a state so statehood is not going to happen. But if that number were to suddenly double then Puerto Ricans should be allowed to form a state if they wanted to. The alternative would be to deny their wish at self determination just because they don't "need to" have equal rights or representation. And that would be a truly rotten course of action. And unlike Puerto Rico, D.C. at least gets to vote for its president.
- adolfojp 15y agoIt could be argued that the moral, political, social, and economical repercussions of not having political representation are far more expensive than the cost of federal taxes. Right now about 46% of Puerto Rican voters would happily make that trade.