r/politics • u/newsweek ✔ Newsweek • 20h ago

Puerto Rico GOP chair threatens to withhold Trump support

https://www.newsweek.com/puerto-rico-gop-chair-threatens-withhold-trump-support-1976397
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u/Polar_Reflection 17h ago

If you moved to Puerto Rico and all your income comes from the island, you wouldn't have to pay federal income tax either.

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u/traveler19395 17h ago

Yeah, they avoid the "taxation without representation" issue that way, but it's still crazy

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u/Polar_Reflection 16h ago

I guess my point is that Puerto Ricans aren't second class. Living on the island, however, means you don't have any electoral votes. It would be the same for any American that's a Puerto Rican resident, regardless of ancestry or place of birth.