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.
This is all wrong spend that money that the country does not have
They don’t deserve Christmas bonuses they get enough of our money during the year what a rip off to tax payers
How about giving social security retirees a bonus?
Their checks are MORE than ample, how about taking care of our vets????
Sure wish I got a bonus for doing a horrible job
For ruin your country?!
Come On People, This is Puerto Rico, not the US Government. Puerto Rico is not even a state. They have never voted to become a state. If you ar against the bonus program, contact your Senators and House members and have them vote against any BAIL OUT for Puerto Rico
He dominated to Islam.
This I think has never been done before. What is wrong with this administration. It’s time for the real change.
These are NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. They are Puerto Rico Employees and it is not even a state. It is a US territory with its own government. Read up on your history lessions, before making stupid comments.