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Cut Puerto Rico loose
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I know HR 2499 will never go anywhere but it really needs to happen. If Puerto Rico doesn't want to become a state then they need to cut ties with the United States and become an independent nation.
They benefit far too much from their current status while contributing virtually nothing to the United States.
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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious 
I know HR 2499 will never go anywhere but it really needs to happen. If Puerto Rico doesn't want to become a state then they need to cut ties with the United States and become an independent nation.
They benefit far too much from their current status while contributing virtually nothing to the United States.
 Yeah, bunch of brown-skinned do-nothings!
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Originally Posted by stumblinmike
Yeah, bunch of brown-skinned do-nothings!
I sometimes wonder who owns the "stumblinmike" joke account, it's got to be the longest lasting in the history of MacNN.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
I sometimes wonder who owns the "stumblinmike" joke account, it's got to be the longest lasting in the history of MacNN.
Well, that's not very professional. At least I'm dedicated! I am sorry to have offended you, I must have touched a nerve. 
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
I sometimes wonder who owns the "stumblinmike" joke account, it's got to be the longest lasting in the history of MacNN.
I personally suspect the same people behind the Abe accounts. Similar entertainment styles.
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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious
They benefit far too much from their current status while contributing virtually nothing to the United States.
I beg to differ! I think you need to watch Progress Island USA.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
What about Guam?
Virgin Islands? American Samoa?
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
Virgin Islands? American Samoa?
Texas ?
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The US couldn't cut them loose because it'd open the door for another power to influence them. We have to control the oceans and to do that we need to control strategic choke points and staging areas -- both to deny them to others and to better project naval power.
If it focused on the issue, the US could bring more pressure to bear or simply incentivize statehood.
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Originally Posted by Cold Warrior
The US couldn't cut them loose because it'd open the door for another power to influence them. We have to control the oceans and to do that we need to control strategic choke points and staging areas -- both to deny them to others and to better project naval power.
If it focused on the issue, the US could bring more pressure to bear or simply incentivize statehood.
That has got to be the most username-appropriate post I've ever read
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Originally Posted by Wiskedjak
I personally suspect the same people behind the Abe accounts. Similar entertainment styles.
I agree, it's only spoiled by the inflammatory nature of all their posts. If there were some lighter comments, or even a couple that are vaguely human, the quality would be much higher.
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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious
I know HR 2499 will never go anywhere but it really needs to happen. If Puerto Rico doesn't want to become a state then they need to cut ties with the United States and become an independent nation.
They benefit far too much from their current status while contributing virtually nothing to the United States.
Nothing??? how about the army, navy, etc?? i think it's a fair deal, but of course would wish to become a state.
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PR is a very diverse place for such a small bit of territory. Last time they had a referendum on statehood, didn't they split so close that the idea was trashed for quite a while?
Anyway, what cost does the US bear for having PR as part of the country? Compare that to what we waste even debating bridges to nowhere and so on.
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