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.
But you cannot pay any of that back to Social Security can you, you all are greedy people
Sad
What a joke
Give it to the Military Veterans, they deserve much more.
wat about the vets
For what not doing their job protecting our country from our worthless president who is destroying it! Go figure they take this money instead of putting into impeaching him.
Getting compensated for nothing.
YES!
The religions government by life and death laws,economics,policies,and more forces crimes,poverty,hunger,starvation,mind war,and more..How convenient allowed religions are there to provide housing,food,second chances,and more if the Evil cult Government allows it..I say how odd it all involves the exact same system of induction,indoctrination,coercion,force,fear,mind war,mind control,contradiction,brainwashing,and more by religions,education,economics,medias,psychology,laws,politics,business,and more they call sciences of a not equal controlled cult that forces purity and human blood sacrifices in all nations,all religions,by laws and economics world wide..What does that all tell you,what does it all do,who does it do it to,why,how,for who,
Why, they are getting paid for the job. No bonuses for any federal worker. The military don’t get a bonus. They only get shafted.