Oh, yes, let's create all the more Democrat voters in poor little Puerto Rico.
"The big ole' USA" (say that aloud with a deep voice) can really afford to be so magnanimous.
Never forget that Joe Biden smiled as he said that we can spend our way out of debt.
That was during our Commander-Of-Grief's first term.
Check out how well that has worked out now during the emperor's last year in office (if he does not declare martial law)~

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

I've spent a few weeks in Puerto Rico. Almost everyone I met thought Puerto Rico's problems were the fault of the US. They all seemed to think we were still a colonial power, treating them as slaves. The population is fleeing the island and, since they have the right to come here, guess what...

...millions more socialists (Democrats) living in the US and eventually voting here!

Hello jbrenner,
It is always somebody else's money... Why is this our problem?
Since we are already in debt to the tune of 19 trillion dollars plus and borrowing from China for our governments own malfeasance, why must we be in the middle of this? Let Puerto Rico avoid the middle man and borrow directly from China...
The last people our government wants to support and represent is the taxpayer.
Regards,
O.A.

"just a bit heavier." Indeed. But with all the weight already being carried, one hardly notices another $70 billion.

I am disgusted by having to bail out such stupidity. I say let them fall and fix their own problems. Otherwise, they will just do it again later and expect a bailout. Does this mean we have to pay for the indiscretions of any of our states also- like california? I hope Trump wins and he enforces some fiscal responsibility.

This has been building for years, and has the trademark "wait until it is a frigging disaster and no one will care" politics both parties play:

But Reid said he was voting for passage because Puerto Rico needed the help by Friday. "Otherwise we ... turn them over to the hedge funds and they will sue them to death," he said.
So sue them. If you are worried about them as citizens, then they should have all the rights and privileges as citizens, otherwise, shut up. How can they not be able to file BK like anyone else? Go fix your BK laws, idiots.

Another bail out for the banksters.
Thanks GOP! You just can't say no, can you?
Just bought yourselves another $50 billion in funding for your re-elections.

Yes, jb, I feel a little more 5cr3vved today.

If many or most Puerto Ricans think their plight is the fault of the US then I encourage them to become an independent nation like other Caribbean islands. Don't hold your breath on that ever happening. They are much too happy to keep taking Uncle Sam's handouts.

another entity "too big to fail." . our government is
giving away producers' profits willy-nilly, buying votes. -- j
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Oh, come on RICO is completely appropriate (referring of course to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act). It just in this case applies to government as much as the private entities it is supposed to target.

Time for PRExit. Actually, I think it is time for many states to exit, also. UK left the EU the same way the South tried to exit the US, peacefully.

are you surprised about 0 giving our money to p.r. if so you shouldn't be. any good cause as 0 sees it to give our money away is good by him.

C'mon y'all. It's just so appropriate that we keep our member state - er, Puerto Rico - afloat in the wake of Brexit. We have to build solidarity with our territory.

Of course, you could say they need to pay rent instead since they're not a very good live-in girlfriend, but I'm sure they'll come around and start washing the dishes...

No sarcasm from either of you ;)

Yes, yes it does!
P.R. may very bad investments and bad laws to have wealthy land owners move down to P.R.. These regulations, laws and bond issues were so bad they are bankrupt, can't get out of them and are unable to pay the Wall Street Bankers back on the deal Wall St helped them set up!

Yet we are supposed to bail them out?

The them being P.R. and the Wall St Bankers AGAIN [remember 2008]

How dumb are we? Are we truly dumb enough to back Hillary Clinton to screw us again for 4 more years?

The answer comes the 1st Tuesday in November 2016, fingers crossed people

Why can't they make their own deals? Do we really have to hold their hand? Come on...grow up guys.

While I have no desire to assume someone else's debt. I see no way out as the powers that be are running straight to this fire with a bucket of gasoline. Maybe they can become the 51st state and quit being a territory. Not a good solution but lemonade from lemons. Even if it is crappy lemonade.

Brenner, we need to talk.

Read "Ending the Jihad" critically and get back to me.

"Atlas Shrugged" failed because of the script. Too bad. Great concepts, wonderful novel, bad script.

Both Gulf Wars failed because they addressed the symptoms of Islam instead of the cause. Great scripts, bad concepts.

I could have solved both problems. You need the right concept and a good script.

We're almost at the tipping off point of World War 3 and all anyone cares about is Clinton vs Trump. I'm interested in solving the actual problems, not in addressing the symptoms.

It can only be done by changing minds. Polemics don't change minds, they don't work. Drama works. Drama works on mirror neurons. It bypasses reason.

The Producers tried but, it's not over. We can still make a difference. We must because, everyone else is just scratching at the surface.