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Puerto Rico pays taxes to the U.S. government, yet its residents cannot vote in federal elections. Additionally, the Jones Act increases costs even more than on
by jplaz 8mo ago
Puerto Rico pays taxes to the U.S. government, yet its residents cannot vote in federal elections. Additionally, the Jones Act increases costs even more than on the mainland.
- yladiz 8mo agoOkay?
- usrnm 8mo agoMaybe they just need some tea and throw a party, if you know what I mean
- jplaz 8mo agoLet's call it the San Juan Tea Party, lol
- kyboren 8mo agoThat's not entirely true. Yes, Puerto Ricans do pay some federal taxes (tariffs, FICA, gift and estate taxes) but do not pay federal income tax unless they have income from sources outside Puerto Rico. Anyway many Puerto Ricans probably wish they were subject to federal income tax: As the cutoff point for income taxation in Puerto Rico is lower than that imposed by the U.S. IRS code and because the per- capita income in Puerto Rico is much lower than the average per- capita income of the US states, more Puerto Rico residents pay income taxes to the local taxation authority than if the IRS code were applied to the island. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Puerto_Rico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Puerto_Rico
- jplaz 8mo agoPuerto Ricans do pay certain federal taxes. However, they generally do not pay federal income tax unless they earn income from sources outside of Puerto Rico. I didn’t get this information from Wikipedia-- I already knew this. Also, I never said anything about federal income tax in my original comment. If you believe something I said was incorrect, please point out specifically what was not true.
- kyboren 8mo agoIt wasn't incorrect, it was just misleading. Hence, "That's not entirely true," rather than, "Liar liar pants on fire!"
- jplaz 7mo agoI understand how it might have seemed misleading, but what I said was accurate. Puerto Rico does pay taxes to the U.S. government, yet its residents can’t vote in federal elections.