Puerto Rico General Strike

[Stee]

they don't pay federal taxes I believe, they get federal benefits though but its somewhat reduced.

[Kuya]

uh? PR voted not to become a state.. why care?

Why do you mention statehood when i am talking about a colony?

they don't pay federal taxes I believe, they get federal benefits though but its somewhat reduced.

The wiki is more specific:

Puerto Rico is classified by the U.S. government as an independent taxation authority by mutual agreement with the U.S. Congress. Contrary to common misconception, residents of Puerto Rico do pay U.S. federal taxes: import/export taxes,[57] federal commodity taxes,[58] social security taxes, etc. Residents pay federal payroll taxes (Social Security[59] and Medicare[60]), as well as Commonwealth of Puerto Rico income taxes. All federal employees,[61] plus those who do business with the federal government,[62] in addition to Puerto Rico-based corporations that intend to send funds to the U.S.,[63] and some others[64] also pay federal income taxes.

Kind of hard to care about 30k puerto ricans when over 300k on this side of the water are out of work.

Edit: math fail

This reply would be relevant, if this kind of behaviour didn't extend far beyond the last 8 years.