WTF? Did I just hear Trump is taxing Puerto Rican "imports" 12%?

[TreasonousBastard]

[Matthew28]

1. yes

The bastards think Puerto Rico as a foreign country.

[greyl]

2. 12.5% nt

[Kirk Lover]

3. Yes I just read that on twitter. Just disgusting. n/t

[elleng]

4. GOOD that Puerto Rico Governor is gathering Puerto Rican families stateside

to challenge congressional repugs. He's mad at trump administration.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I hope that works, but PR needs as much help as we can give it to build its industry.

[elleng]

6. Yes it does,

and this might work to cause repugs to provide the help themselves, OR result in Dem congressional majorities which would do so.

[defacto7]

7. Trump has a personal vendetta against PR.

That's why he's so dangerous. Everthing is about him and how he feels.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Note his vendattas against Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela and now PR-- see a pattern here?

[defacto7]

31. Yep.

All are part of an ancient network of asteroid collisions. He has a thing against asteroids.

Actually, I was thinking about his failed hotel resort (casino?) venture that had some issue with the territory... don't remember the whole plot. But it could also have something to do with him coming from Queens NYC.

[malaise]

9. Yes and the 'licky licky' ReTHUG governor

has suddenly found his spine.

[IluvPitties]

10. Rossello is a Democrat

His running mate and current Resident Commissioner, Jennifer González, is a Republican.

[dubyadiprecession]

11. What is being exported from Puerto Rico at this point??

[spanone]

14. here you go!

The US is the main trading partner of Puerto Rico and accounts for nearly 90% of latter’s exports and over 55% of its imports.

The major items exported by Puerto Rico are chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates and medical equipment.

Most of its imports are to the US, with small proportions going to the Netherlands, Dominican Republic and the UK.

Chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish and petroleum products are the major items constituting Puerto Rico’s imports.

http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/puerto-rico/export-import.html

[dubyadiprecession]

16. Don't they kinda, need that stuff for themselves?

Puerto Rico was totally devastated by hurricane maria.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. Why would this even been called importing and exporting?

PR is a part of the United States. If a Minnesota grocer buys some Wisconsin cheese for their store, are they considered to be "importing" cheese? There are mainland US pharmaceutical companies that make some of their products in PR. When those products are shipped back to the mainland for distribution, is that considered importation? Am I missing something?

[spanone]

32. good question

[Igel]

35. Because it's always had a special status for tax purposes.

Part of the US, but no federal tax paid, for example. The distinction is far from new.

Some of the provisions were convenient and profitable for the island. They gave PR privileges, of sorts. So you can produce stuff on the Island and ship it--but no federal tax on what's "bought," and no federal income tax paid by the employees. It's a bit of a savings for companies and helps change the P/L calculations. They've gradually been phased out, though, and with each phase-out PR does worse.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. OK, thanks for the info.

[marylandblue]

15. pharmaceuticals

[spanone]

12. sounds like another court case

[milestogo]

13. For Republicans, Puerto Rico is a "foreign country".

But they will rise.

[IluvPitties]

17. We are becoming a political force here in Florida...

...and we vote overwhelmingly BLUE!

[NastyRiffraff]

37. Excellent!

The country will thank you. The PR governor has come under justified criticism for being too nice to Trump, but he is talking about mobilizing the PR "diaspora" in the states to vote DEMOCRATIC. Florida will be key in that effort.

[democrank]

18. PR governor is finally learning how far he got by being nice to Donald Trump.

Nowhere

[IluvPitties]

19. Exactly. He even his the true death toll to make Trump happy.

[Ilsa]

20. Yeah, new tax law treats them as a separate nation.

That's what Rachel was saying tonight.

[IluvPitties]

21. It is time for PR to reconsider its relationship with the US.

We are nothing but second class citizens to the Trump regime.

[Ilsa]

23. I would not blame PR at all.

One of my doctors is from PR, college-educated at a major university in Florida. She said her uncle is on a long cruise because there is no point in returning right now.

[TreasonousBastard]

27. Statehood again? I hope you're not thinking of separation-- you could become Haiti...

without support from the US, and nobody wants that.

I've always thought statehood was appropriate, even though I know there's a lot of sentiment against it.

[IluvPitties]

33. Equality or Independence.

Anything is better than the shameless colonialism we are victims of right now.

[sofa king]

34. PR is more populous than 16 Republican states.

Pretty sure that explains virtually all of the sentiment against it on this side of the pond. Puerto Ricans seem to have their own reasons, though.

[smirkymonkey]

22. That miserable fucking bastard.

I swear, every day he just thinks of a way to be more evil, more hateful and more offensive than he was the day before. I am still pretty young, but I only hope I live long enough to dance on his grave. The happiest day of my life will be when that miserable bastard croaks.

[IluvPitties]

24. We say in Spanish

"There is no evil that can last 100 years nor anyone that can endure it for that long".

Trump shall pass too.

[smirkymonkey]

25. We can all at least take solace in that fact.

The problem is that it can't happen soon enough.

[Judi Lynn]

26. No one but a Republican would do that. They are determined to kick everyone when he/she's down. n/t

[sandensea]

29. Plus, Cheeto and most of his deplorables think 'Porto Rico' is a foreign country.

And not one they particularly like.

[justiceischeap]

36. Im hearing theres an influx of PRs to Florida

and they are pissed!

[TreasonousBastard]

39. And they can vote!