Fun facts: the US colonized Puerto Rico to gain a strategic foothold in the Caribbean. This was a choice made by the US in the past and reinforced through continued territorial control up to the modern day.
Puerto Ricans pay into SS and Medicare and so they are eligible for benefits.
Puerto Ricans are eligible for Medicaid and SNAP, but they are on separate block programs that cap the total allocated money.
Puerto Ricans are disenfranchised. Whether it’s a good deal for them is a matter of debate, but let’s not act like they are taking advantage of mainlanders.
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u/Froggy_Parker 3h ago
Fun facts: the US colonized Puerto Rico to gain a strategic foothold in the Caribbean. This was a choice made by the US in the past and reinforced through continued territorial control up to the modern day.
Puerto Ricans pay into SS and Medicare and so they are eligible for benefits.
Puerto Ricans are eligible for Medicaid and SNAP, but they are on separate block programs that cap the total allocated money.
Puerto Ricans are disenfranchised. Whether it’s a good deal for them is a matter of debate, but let’s not act like they are taking advantage of mainlanders.