Criticism of trump over Puerto Rico.

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n_huffhines said:
Poor is the default. It's nature. You can climb out if you have resources and/or halfway decent government. They don't have either.
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You know nothing about PR or the people. I believe you’re also one of the folks on here who refuses to accept that Mexico is **** too.


Hey, just get different ships and bam! Booming economy. Lol
 
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tumscalcium said:
You know nothing about PR or the people. I believe you’re also one of the folks on here who refuses to accept that Mexico is **** too.

Hey, just get different ships and bam! Booming economy. Lol
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This is all about you pulling on your rage boner. One or two more insults toward people you see as lower than you and you'll probably nut.
 
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Trump is doing a great job in Puerto Rico !!!

He said so, himself, earlier today.



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I see the PR Gov wants to talk to Tesla about them redoing their electrical grid in a lil tweet storm.

Wait till Musk finds out they want it for free..
 
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n_huffhines said:
Poor is the default. It's nature. You can climb out if you have resources and/or halfway decent government. They don't have either.
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That is their fault. Most dont mind being poor. They keep up the same mentality and lifestyle when they move to Central Florida.

Trouble on Welfare Island | The Economist

Sobering statistics from 2006..

Over half the men of working age don't work.

Average income is $12000.

The article explains it perfectly. PR got addicted to American welfare money so much so that it destroyed their economy and their current generations desire to be employed.

As he walked through Aguadilla's town hall recently, Mr Méndez boasted about each employee's university or graduate-school credentials as he introduced them. The trouble, he says, is that “All they want to do is find security only. They have no ambition...Everybody wants to work for the government.”
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FLVOL_79 said:
That is their fault. Most dont mind being poor. They keep up the same mentality and lifestyle when they move to Central Florida.

Trouble on Welfare Island | The Economist

Sobering statistics from 2006..

Over half the men of working age don't work.

Average income is $12000.

The article explains it perfectly. PR got addicted to American welfare money so much so that it destroyed their economy and their current generations desire to be employed.
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This is what I'm saying. The article supports my point:

Many things have gone wrong. Most important, however, is that the United States government assumed too big a role in the Puerto Rican economy, and its largesse enabled the commonwealth's government to do the same. Through hubris, clumsiness and sheer size, these governments knocked Puerto Rico off the promising path that it was following, and the island's economy is now lost in a thicket of bad incentives. Two federal intrusions stand out: an oversized welfare state, and misguided rules on business investment.

For many people, however, the money that can be earned through federal transfers and a little informal work is more than the market wage—and requires much less effort. Meanwhile, in a strange echo of America's immigration debate, people from the Dominican Republic do many of the jobs in Puerto Rico that pay too little to attract the locals.
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VolStrom said:
So tell us ole wise councilor, how is he doing? Apparently you've been there to report first hand?
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You don't get it.

The President does not congratulate himself. About anything. Its unseemly and undignified, especially when that President is well known to bristle at the slightest criticism.

You let others compliment you. You even privately have your people encourage them to do so.

But a President should at some level be distinctly above the fray. He should be noble and empathetic, wise and willing to listen.

Trump is none of those things. He attacks people who are making him look bad, and instantly then compliments himself.

For a guy who is a bazillionaire and won the WH by running the most unorthodox campaign in modern history, he is probably the most insecure person I've ever seen. Its every day. Every. Single. Day.
 
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lawgator1 said:
You don't get it.

The President does not congratulate himself. About anything. Its unseemly and undignified, especially when that President is well known to bristle at the slightest criticism.

You let others compliment you. You even privately have your people encourage them to do so.

But a President should at some level be distinctly above the fray. He should be noble and empathetic, wise and willing to listen.

Trump is none of those things. He attacks people who are making him look bad, and instantly then compliments himself.

For a guy who is a bazillionaire and won the WH by running the most unorthodox campaign in modern history, he is probably the most insecure person I've ever seen. Its every day. Every. Single. Day.
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Seems like he has done that to me. The only complaint that I have heard from PR is from the mayor of San Juan. I'm pretty sure that President Trump sent in a major recovery team to Puerto Rico, but since it's an island the result may have looked slow.
Also since they don't pay federal income taxes, I don't they have a whole to complain about.
 
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n_huffhines said:
This is all about you pulling on your rage boner. One or two more insults toward people you see as lower than you and you'll probably nut.
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You’re **** too.


Oh, there it blows! Woo!



You’re like a stupid liberal. You see things for how you want them to be, not for how they are. You’re a blind optimist. I’m a realist.
 
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Last week: Terrible thing. They need us. We will be there as long as it takes.

This week, still 90 % do not have power, and a third have no water: Its really your own fault. We can't stay forever.


What a complete douchenozzle.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Last week: Terrible thing. They need us. We will be there as long as it takes.

This week, still 90 % do not have power, and a third have no water: Its really your own fault. We can't stay forever.


What a complete douchenozzle.
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You have any idea how long it takes to essentially rebuild an infrastructure? An infrastructure that has been allowed to deteriorate to near collapse before the hurricane.

And no our military can't stay forever.
 
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hog88 said:
You have any idea how long it takes to essentially rebuild an infrastructure? An infrastructure that has been allowed to deteriorate to near collapse before the hurricane.

And no our military can't stay forever.
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Come on, in context he's threatening to leave soon because he doesn't like the criticism he's getting.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Last week: Terrible thing. They need us. We will be there as long as it takes.

This week, still 90 % do not have power, and a third have no water: Its really your own fault. We can't stay forever.


I am a complete douchenozzle.
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Puerto Rico Response Continues With More Than 13,000 Personnel

FEMA has verified that telecommunications and radio connectivity are operational for all hospitals and police stations, Davis said. Sixty-five of 67 hospitals are open -- 36 on the power grid and 29 on generator power -- and 43 of 48 dialysis centers are operating.
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Fifteen percent of customers have electricity, 57 percent of customers have drinking water, although boiling orders remain in effect, 64 percent of the population has available cellular services and work continues to upgrade emergency cellular services, Davis said.

Seventy-six percent of gas stations now are open, and Puerto Rico's Department of Transportation has signed 19 contracts for road repair and restoration.
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Puerto Rico is our island, so we have more than a little obligation to help get it back in shape. For some reason Trump has felt the need to cast aspersions on Puerto Rico since the island's first call for help--just Trump being Trump, sadly. I want to dig into the background of the island's economic problems, for my own information. I think one big issue is that young people have long preferred to come and live in the U.S. rather than stay on the island. I'm sure there has been mismanagement as well....
 
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armchair said:
Puerto Rico is our island, so we have more than a little obligation to help get it back in shape. For some reason Trump has felt the need to cast aspersions on Puerto Rico since the island's first call for help--just Trump being Trump, sadly. I want to dig into the background of the island's economic problems, for my own information. I think one big issue is that young people have long preferred to come and live in the U.S. rather than stay on the island. I'm sure there has been mismanagement as well....
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Two reasons:

1) They are Hispanic, and his base hates Hispanics.

2) They are not singing his praises. So he has no use for them.
 
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armchair said:
Puerto Rico is our island, so we have more than a little obligation to help get it back in shape. For some reason Trump has felt the need to cast aspersions on Puerto Rico since the island's first call for help--just Trump being Trump, sadly. I want to dig into the background of the island's economic problems, for my own information. I think one big issue is that young people have long preferred to come and live in the U.S. rather than stay on the island. I'm sure there has been mismanagement as well....
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Great Society


Enjoy reading about how a system Democrats put into place was able to literally turn hard working people with a future into indolent slugs who are a drain on society.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Well, we can count on Trump to be the bigger person here, can't we?

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I don't think all that is going to work, but rage on, if you must. This lady doesn't appear to be that bright, she's a stupid fish - just jumps into the boat and no bait even needed.

I think we know how this is going to end with her, if she doesn't shut her fish mouth.
 
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