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Slimebeast on 09 November 2012

Is Puerrto Rico's population included in the US population according to official statistics?



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Chris Hu on 09 November 2012
morenoingrato said:
Good for them! Of course, a lot of changes will be needed for it reach the standards of American states.

Who votes for independence of the U.S anyway? :-O


Mississippi the poorest state right now isn't that much better off then Puerto Rico.  Also when it comes to tourism I would visit Puerto Rico before I visit Mississippi.  And I drove through Mississippi before on my way to Orlando, Florida.  The worst strech of I -10 was definitely in that state.



Burning Typhoon on 09 November 2012
RolStoppable said:
Signalstar said:
Not really a fan of odd numbers. Maybe California will split in half or something to get us to 52.

Or drop Ohio. Nobody likes Cleveland anyway.


Dude?!  No....!  Ohio (and me, for that matter) picks the president. :P  Make North and South Dakota into one state...  Or turn West Virgina and Virgina back into one state.



haxxiy on 09 November 2012
Slimebeast said:
Is Puerrto Rico's population included in the US population according to official statistics?


Nope, they aren't. I'm almost sure of that.



 

 

 

 

 

voty2000 on 09 November 2012
Chris Hu said:
morenoingrato said:
Good for them! Of course, a lot of changes will be needed for it reach the standards of American states.

Who votes for independence of the U.S anyway? :-O


Mississippi the poorest state right now isn't that much better off then Puerto Rico.  Also when it comes to tourism I would visit Puerto Rico before I visit Mississippi.  And I drove through Mississippi before on my way to Orlando, Florida.  The worst strech of I -10 was definitely in that state.


I live off I-10 in Mississippi and it's 95% trees.  There is gulfport which looks nice and diberville which is just shopping centers.  The poorest city you'll pass is Moss Point and that exit is food and hotels.  There is one exit with a truck stop and scrapyard.  I-10 was completely repaved after Katrina and never had major bumps.  Thus I can conclude you just made up that state.  I travel from east Mississippi to New Orleans once a week and travel the on I-10 the entire way.  

I'm not saying Mississippi doesn't have really crappy sections but the Gulf Coast mostly has money and is completely different from the rest of the state.  You should have said you traveled on I-59, then I'd conclude you weren't making stuff up. 



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Chris Hu on 09 November 2012
voty2000 said:
Chris Hu said:
morenoingrato said:
Good for them! Of course, a lot of changes will be needed for it reach the standards of American states.

Who votes for independence of the U.S anyway? :-O


Mississippi the poorest state right now isn't that much better off then Puerto Rico.  Also when it comes to tourism I would visit Puerto Rico before I visit Mississippi.  And I drove through Mississippi before on my way to Orlando, Florida.  The worst strech of I -10 was definitely in that state.


I live off I-10 in Mississippi and it's 95% trees.  There is gulfport which looks nice and diberville which is just shopping centers.  The poorest city you'll pass is Moss Point and that exit is food and hotels.  There is one exit with a truck stop and scrapyard.  I-10 was completely repaved after Katrina and never had major bumps.  Thus I can conclude you just made up that state.  I travel from east Mississippi to New Orleans once a week and travel the on I-10 the entire way.  

I'm not saying Mississippi doesn't have really crappy sections but the Gulf Coast mostly has money and is completely different from the rest of the state.  You should have said you traveled on I-59, then I'd conclude you weren't making stuff up. 

Well I-10 isn't exactly great in Lousiana and Alabama either it gets a lot better once your in Florida. 



Kasz216 on 10 November 2012
:D said:
the2real4mafol said:
sc94597 said:
the2real4mafol said:
Why does Puerto Rico belong to the USA? I thought it was an independent country

It's a renmant territory gained after the Spanish-American war. 

I just looked it up and that was over 100 years ago, how come it wasn't considered to become a state till now?

Good question.


It hasn't.  It's been decades that puerto rico has considered statehood.

According to a friend of mine from PR, It's just most people don't want to pay taxes.  While there is also a 20% or so independence group.  If anything the independece group has been growing.


Congress has been too nice to force the issue so it's in limbo until something drastically swings them.



Angelv577 on 10 November 2012

@the dengle

i am from puerto rico and can tell that you summarize what really happen in your last 2 paragraph, so good analysis.



the2real4mafol on 12 November 2012
Kasz216 said:
:D said:
the2real4mafol said:
sc94597 said:
the2real4mafol said:
Why does Puerto Rico belong to the USA? I thought it was an independent country

It's a renmant territory gained after the Spanish-American war. 

I just looked it up and that was over 100 years ago, how come it wasn't considered to become a state till now?

Good question.


It hasn't.  It's been decades that puerto rico has considered statehood.

According to a friend of mine from PR, It's just most people don't want to pay taxes.  While there is also a 20% or so independence group.  If anything the independece group has been growing.


Congress has been too nice to force the issue so it's in limbo until something drastically swings them.

They might as well let it go then, most people never really considered it American anyway. Congress at least, don't seem too bothered, based on what you said



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RedInker on 12 November 2012

Dont Puerto Ricans have US citizenship?