#Trumpset giving Mexico a Rest...Puerto Rico got Next

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Puerto Rico officials slam Trump for tweets on island 'bailout'





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Trump's tweets come as island officials have been lobbying members of Congress to close a Medicare and Medicaid shortfall and earmark funds for healthcare coverage under the current budget negotiations. These must be agreed upon by Friday to avoid a government shutdown.

As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico receives less than half in Medicare funds than what the 50 states receive, and even less in Medicaid. The high cost of healthcare funding amid years of recession and retrenchment in the island is one of the reasons for the island's spiraling financial situation.
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1) Obamacare is not a disaster on the verge of imploding.
2) He wants Obamacare to fail because he couldn't get enough votes for his Healthcare bill which was going to "bail out" the rich people of this country through tax cuts.
3) Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory, they are U.S. citizens, and they pay federal income tax.
 

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Hopefully this can encourage Puerto Rico to fight for independence. :smile:
PR never been a self governing nation if im remembering correctly. They "wanted" the Spaniards to rule them, and when Spain stopped caring, they just jumped into the USA's arm and made them take over the rule of Puerto Rico.

The PR flags flying everywhere always seem a bit ironic since the nation never seems to want to govern itself completely independently.
 
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