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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts) Fri May 13, 2016, 06:53 AM May 2016

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John Oliver explains: Puerto Rico debt crisis

Hedge Fund Ads (at 14 min. into clip) to stop US government from helping Puerto Rico. Hedge fund Vulture Funds want to reap their payday. To prey on the crisis.

Watch from 14 min to end. Lin-Manuel Miranda (creator of Hamilton) performs in last segment.

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John Oliver explains: Puerto Rico debt crisis (Original Post) Equinox Moon May 2016 OP

Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #1

"Help Puerto Rico, it's just a hundred miles across".. Great post, thank you. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #2

Your welcome Equinox Moon May 2016 #3

You are so right that the media ignores this... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #4

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

1. Posted to for later.

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2016, 07:56 AM

May 2016

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

2. "Help Puerto Rico, it's just a hundred miles across".. Great post, thank you. n/t

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2016, 09:14 AM

May 2016

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

3. Your welcome

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #2)

Sun May 15, 2016, 05:22 PM

May 2016

I thought it was helpful information to understand what is going on for Puerto Rico. The media does not tell us.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

4. You are so right that the media ignores this...

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Sun May 15, 2016, 07:06 PM

May 2016

This has been happening over and over, because our congress is OWNED.

THANK YOU!

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