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Originally Posted by sob
You forgot the Philippines. Ooops. Scratch that.
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What does this even mean? The Phillipines have been independant for almost 60 years.
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Originally Posted by sob
I'm unaware of any significant independence movements by any of the places you mentioned, particularly Puerto Rico.
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Yeah, Puerto Ricans are really howling to give up THAT deal. |
Maybe we should look into the issue a little bit deeper?
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Under the Commonwealth formula, residents of Puerto Rico lack voting representation in Congress and do not participate in presidential elections. As U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans are subject to military service and most federal laws. Residents of the Commonwealth pay no federal income tax on locally generated earnings, but Puerto Rico government income-tax rates are set at a level that closely parallels federal-plus-state levies on the mainland.
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If they aren't, it's just out of ignorance. I'll grant that they've voted it down a few times, but I suspect it might be more complex than you think.
Regardless, I just think it's a bit of hypocrisy to cry foul about China's treatment of Taiwan and yet not campaign for the rights of US territories.
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