Puerto Rico governor to submit status referendum

Started by jimmy olsen, October 04, 2011, 09:40:41 PM

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Should Puerto Rico Become the 51st State?

Statehood
19 (63.3%)
Status Quo
3 (10%)
Sovereign Free Association
0 (0%)
Independence
8 (26.7%)

Total Members Voted: 30

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Josquius

#15
October 05, 2011, 12:43:32 AM Last Edit: October 05, 2011, 12:46:13 AM by Tyr
No more than 50 states allowed!
Merge the Dakotas first if this is to occur please.

Quote51 works out pretty easily as far as the flag is concerned. 17 x 3, so you have alternating rows of 8 and 9 stars.

Shame, I really prefer the circular version

QuoteI thought they did this every decade or so?  If they do vote for statehood then I imagine we'll have to buy all new flags.  Then Guam will want in.
Nice bit of economic stimulus for the textiles and printing industries!
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HisMajestyBOB

#16
October 05, 2011, 01:08:45 AM
Run Puerto Rico!
GTFO while you still can!
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Ed Anger

#17
October 05, 2011, 07:27:19 AM
Quote from: HVC on October 04, 2011, 09:52:29 PM
stupidest flag ever.

stupidest thread starter ever.
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Grinning_Colossus

#18
October 05, 2011, 07:58:10 AM
I actually like that flag quite a bit. It resembles the Betsy Ross flag and suggests that we've come full circle (ha-ha-ha).
Quis futuit ipsos fututores?

Grey Fox

#19
October 05, 2011, 08:15:01 AM
How big is PR's debt?
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dps

#20
October 05, 2011, 10:39:09 AM
Quote from: Tyr on October 05, 2011, 12:43:32 AM
No more than 50 states allowed!

Fuck you, asshole.

HVC

#21
October 05, 2011, 10:40:10 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 05, 2011, 08:15:01 AM
How big is PR's debt?
Probably a drop in the bucket of the debt the US already has.
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dps

#22
October 05, 2011, 10:43:07 AM
Quote from: HVC on October 05, 2011, 10:40:10 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 05, 2011, 08:15:01 AM
How big is PR's debt?
Probably a drop in the bucket of the debt the US already has.

My understanding is that their government budget is actually in pretty decent shape.  But as a territory, they get a bunch of money from the federal government that they might not get as a state.  OTOH, maybe they still would get it anyway  Their overall economy isn't in good shape at all, so...

Razgovory

#23
October 05, 2011, 10:59:21 AM
What do they pay in taxes down there?  I was under the impression they had a smaller tax burden do to their status.
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KRonn

#24
October 05, 2011, 11:30:41 AM
I voted Statehood but any of the three choices seems a good change from the status quo now. I think I'd like to see PR become a State though.

crazy canuck

#25
October 05, 2011, 12:04:57 PM
Don't American school children already have enough trouble remembering 50 States?

Grinning_Colossus

#26
October 05, 2011, 12:14:58 PM
Per capita GDP is ~24,000 -- which is higher than I thought, but still about 12k less than Mississippi's. The Gini coefficient is much worse than the mainland's, though.  PR state would the the recipient of a *lot* of federal entitlement spending.
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Fate

#27
October 05, 2011, 02:23:29 PM
Plus two more blue senators would help prevent the Senate from falling under the destructive influence of the Tea Party.

MadImmortalMan

#28
October 05, 2011, 06:06:06 PM
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Ideologue

#29
October 05, 2011, 06:23:57 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on October 05, 2011, 06:06:06 PM

:lol:

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