Someone forgot to tell Puerto Rico the wise adage: “If you don’t have the cash, then don’t buy it!” The island territory has a debt of $70 billion dollars, is at risk to default come January, 2016, on $900 million and decided to “charge” Christmas bonuses for government employees, to the tune of $120 million.
Someone needs to cut off the allowance, take away the credit cards and require a Dave Ramsey course for imprudent squandering territory.
One-hundred-thirty-six years ago, Puerto Rico enacted a law that requires Christmas bonuses to be paid to government workers. No thought was apparently given to the economic ups and downs that would absolutely occur in this territory. No one took into account that perhaps a LAW was too binding and therefore should not create a promise that was not good for the country and would never be revoked.
But in 1969, Puerto Rico must have been feeling generous when they included mandatory Christmas bonuses. In 2015, Puerto Rico is standing with its tin cup, at the White House door, begging alms for the poor.
On the next page, read how we are enabling Puerto Rico, instead of cutting off the slush fund.
You are clearly an uneducated bigot. You don’t know what you are talking about. Yes, I’m a natural born citizen and my ancestors have been her since before you. I’ve served in the military and various give agencies. All my brothers and father, grabs fathers, uncles, great uncles, male cousins and most of my friends have been in the military. Care to keep spewing your fat ignorant, bigot mouth any further. Maybe sucking dicks and making sandwiches is more your speed.
And no the military get very of meals a day. I know from experience. What’s your experience. Oh, that’s right , you have none.
This is total BS we have to get the trash in both parties our of office now by whatever means necissary .
Are you sure? My husband of 43 years married, served during Vietnam War from 1964-1970, My Dad served in Army 1944-1949. Enough proof for you?
SHAMEFUL, Vic
I am Handicapped, But I am Well-educated, Wisdom FAR from your LACK of Education, I am NOT a Bigot, You CAN TEXT/ Talk with Foolish Words, when you KNOW NOTHING of me…What Kind of Life Experiences I’ve had in my 65 years! I TAUGHT in Schools, Colleges, and I DO NOT DEMEAN Others by Using TACTLESS, insulting Adjectives/Adverbs like this younger generations…Since you were in Military, & your Family, DIDN’T They TEACH: RESPECT! OR is it your RUDE personality, Or most OF your generations LINGO?
No Government worker, should ever get a bonus from taxpayer money !!
Like Trump said were losing all around the world hahahah
For what they haven’t done anything for 7 years
Senior Citizens don’t get a raise but these people get these large bonuses!! This is not right. Theylready make too much money. Us seniors barely make it to our next check. How inhumane is this.???