The American Taxpayer And The Colony Of Puerto Rico (1 Viewer)

[Ricardo]

Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. since 1898. We are American Citizens since 1917. We do not have the right to vote for the President of the U.S. Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean and is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. As proud American Citizens our soldiers have fought in the following wars: *WW I *WW II *The Korean War *The Vietnam War and other wars. It might be said that the Armed Forces are on a voluntary basis now, but this was not so during those wars.

There are three political parties in Puerto Rico. The Popular Democratic Party (PPD), which favors the Commonwealth (the actual status-colony). Party members are about 700,000. 98 % of its members cherish their American Citizenship and are willing to vote for Statehood. The Independence Party, which favors independence for Puerto Rico. Party members are about 50,000 or less. The New Progressive Party, which favors Statehood for Puerto Rico. Party members are about 1.2 Million.

The main purpose of this letter, is to expose the colonial situation in Puerto Rico, and of which the majority of Puerto Ricans are not proud of. As American Citizens, the colony of Puerto Rico receives 22 Billion dollars yearly in Federal Funds without paying federal taxes. Our local budget is 9.2 Billion dollars of which 6 Billion goes to paying government employees which number 260,000. In the past 60 years Puerto Rico has received over 800 Billion dollars in Federal Funds and in spite of all these funds, Puerto Rico is a shambles. Pot holes fill our city streets and main highways; Scholar desertion is 40 %; We have a water crisis in which the department has a 400 Million dollar deficit and many of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico go without water for weeks and even months; An unemployment rate of 18 %; A health crisis in which the department has a 300 Million dollar deficit. The colony is bankrupt! You name it, and it's all here! Where has all your money gone? It has been said in the political arena, that the leaders of the actual Commonwealth have even used these funds to pay filibusters in Washington, D.C. for them to derail any status solution in Congress. Many U.S. politicians have come here to help the colonialists (leaders of the PPD) in their political campaigns and have even told voters here that if we became a State we would have to pay very high taxes and that we could even lose our homes to the IRS. This has helped the colonialists win elections and referendums on the status. This is why Puerto Ricans always vote against Statehood for Puerto Rico, because they believe what these U.S. politicians say in the political campaigns here. After they help the colonialists in their political campaigns, they leave with over $ 250,000 for their campaigns in the U.S.

I don't want to say the names of these U.S. politicians so that this is not taken in a political sense. The P.R. politicians who favor the Commonwealth (the colony), have become rich and famous thanks to these Federal Funds and have even founded corporations and live a lavish lifestyle. This is the only place in the world where teachers become Millionaires if they belong to the Commonwealth Party (PPD) as leaders. These leaders have maintained a high level of poverty so that Puerto Rico cannot become a State of the U.S. Congress should investigate how these funds are being used here, because these funds come from the hard working American Taxpayers. We are planning on opening a WebSite showing the ghastly conditions Puerto Rico is in. I believe in Statehood for Puerto Rico, because I believe in Equality and Justice for all, including paying federal taxes for the progress of the State and of the U.S.
God Bless America!
Ricardo - Puerto Rico

 

[Goobieman]

Sounds to me like you have a serious problem with your local government.

You and your people elected your government, and so two things are true:
-Only you and you people can un-elect these people and put better people in;
-If you refuse to do so, then you have the government you deserve.

 

[Ricardo]

Sounds to me like you have a serious problem with your local government.

You and your people elected your government, and so two things are true:
-Only you and you people can un-elect these people and put better people in;
-If you refuse to do so, then you have the government you deserve.

Thanks for your reply. Your comments are all true. But, this is the way it works here: The colonialists are always saying that if we vote for the Statehood Party (PNP) we will be closer to Statehood and this means paying very high taxes and that we could even lose our homes to the IRS and then the colonialists here (PPD) make fund raising's for one or more U.S. Senators or any other U.S. politician, be a Representative, Mayor or Governor of any State that comes here and repeat the sames words that the colonialists use. So, how do we go about fighting this part of the political maneuvering going on, because after the fund-raising, any status solution brought to Congress gets derailed by the U.S. politicians that come here to get money for their U.S. campaigns? I don't know whether to call this political corruption or not, because fund-raising is not illegal, but what happens with the status after the fund-raising is what might be illegal. This sounds like bribery in a way. The main purpose of my post is to try and reach the hard working American Taxpayer to protest this waste of their money by the local colonial leaders here, by calling their Congress person to protest about this waste of their money. Thanks again!