Great - Puerto Rico is looking for a bailout

[Hawkmoon]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/puerto-rico-to-vote-sunday-on-statehood-1497026520

Looks like the current administration of Puerto Rico thinks the solution to their problems is to let us, the American taxpayers, pay for the mess they're created.

I think we should just cut them loose. Why do we need to maintain Puerto Rico as a "protectorate"? Who or what are we protecting them against?

[RoadKingLarry]

Who or what are we protecting them against?

well, der.
Obviously we are protecting them against the threat of godless communist oppression.

[Fly320s]

Cut them loose.

They aren't anywhere close to becoming a state, not that I want them to even if they are.  The island is slightly better than most third-world countries, but not as nice as Detroit.

[HankB]

Eight of the last nine governors in Puerto Rico have been Democrats.

IS IT ANY WONDER they're broke? 

[230RN]

Let them fall victim to the Communist virus?

Haven't they already fallen?

[Ben]

Cut them loose.

They aren't anywhere close to becoming a state, not that I want them to even if they are.  The island is slightly better than most third-world countries, but not as nice as Detroit.

This. If we want to stick it to the commies, let them have PR.

[Hawkmoon]

Puerto Rico is much closer to Venezuela than it is to the U.S. Why don't they vote to become part of Venezuela? Then they can be part of a government with a similar outlook. Plus, they wouldn't have to change their official language.