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Hein  ·  4424 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Puerto Rico approves statehood

I wonder why they didn't vote for total independance?





JakobVirgil  ·  4424 days ago  ·  link  ·  

about a 5th of them want to.

monevo  ·  4423 days ago  ·  link  ·  

because they cannot be, they depend on US funds for everything, from food (they have no agriculture) to health care to a corrupt police force

so why would they want to?