Puerto Rico : Trouble on Welfare Island

[Oscar Knight]

May 25th 2006

www.economist.com/node/6980051

[Oscar Knight]

Welfare in Puerto Rico

From Wikipedia :

Public welfare in Puerto Rico is a system of nutrition assistance, public health, education, and subsidized public housing, among others, provided to the impoverished population of the island. It is mainly funded by United States Federal assistance and by local government funds.

Federal aid

Puerto Rico currently receives more than $4.2 billion annually in federal aid from the United States. A substantial portion of this amount is earmarked for public welfare, including funding educational programs (such as Head Start), subsidized housing programs (such as (Section 8 and public housing projects), and a food stamp system called the Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico program.

READ MORE :

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_in_Puerto_Rico

[Oscar Knight]

"Is Puerto Rico a Welfare Queen?"

March 25, 2010,

"American taxpayers are subsidizing Puerto Ricans (who don't pay income taxes) to the tune of $22 billion a year"

"Every working American family contributes $400 a year to the upkeep of Puerto Rico as a U.S. Commonwealth."

READ MORE :

babalublog.com/2010/03/25/is-puerto-rico-a-welfare-queen/

[Oscar Knight]

Puerto Rico Birth Control

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/e_puertorico.html

"The real story behind Puerto Rico’s low 40.6% labor-participation rate"

www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com/prnt_ed/news02.php?nw_id=5310&ct_id=0

[Oscar Knight]

....I have read enough about this, and I'm ready to respond.

.....Why is it that the poor has many children without being concerned about their welfare, before have intercourse ?

....Because they are Welfares of The State, and living expenses are already is provided in the system. The more children (Dependants)...The Benefits & Money provided (Rewarding).