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.
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We’re really heading down that historical road where we’re going to have to clean house in Washington, dc again!
He Takes away from Vets and Seniors to give it to people who are paid to much for starters.
If they deserve bonuses than retirees on Social Security deserve a cost of living raise. It is time to clean out the White House and DC and put the garbage in the dump.
Angel Toro, At FIRST I ASSUME you WERE a Female, With the First Name if: Angel, Now, I Understand your TRUE IDENITY is a BRAGGING MAN, Watch Out for your Words of Describing a Total Stranger, You’ll End up Eating them yourself! Some call it Karma, I CALL IT: You REAP what YOU SOW! From the HOLY BIBLE…Ever area It, or Have you REALLY READ, STUDIED and APPLIED IT TO YOUR LIFE, and HOW TO RESPOND to OTHERS…
I can tell by the way you write that you are not wise or educated. You are a bigot clearly by assuming that I’m not from the states although I have clearer grasp of the English language and history than you do. Weren’t you taught that making bigoted , ignorant statements only make you look like a fool? I asked you a simple question that you clearly were not qualified to answer and you wanted to ask me what my citizen status was; as if that had anything at all to do with my education or knowledge of facts, govt, military , current events, the constitution, etc. You were far out of your league in this discussion. Respect is earned , not given. Give respect , you get it In return.
Call it what ever the$#%&!@*you want. Only an uneducated, uncultured person would assume “angel” is a female name when it is used in virtually every culture of the world for males. Plus, my pic is that of a make. Duh…
Mary Haldorf Eib
Angel Toro: I DO NOT BELIEVE in Education, Service/ Rank inilitary, Job Position, Income Earned…PROVES ANY PERSON IS BETTER than ANOTHER on this EARTH…WE ARE ALL EQUAL and PRECIOUS in JEHOVAH GOD’S SIGHT…HE is the Only ONE, WHOM I give my PRAISE and HONOR to…MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your Family…as We CELEBRATE the BIRTH of OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! I FORGIVE you for your
Manly Attitude!
WHY what have they done to deserve that…