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<blockquote data-quote="Wheel Gun" data-source="post: 2997628" data-attributes="member: 19286"><p>There is a reason why it's nickname is "Welfare Island". The average income there is about half of Mississippi's (our poorest state). Half of working age men don't work and many that do have government jobs. This is not a culture of ambition. A third of households are on food stamps and in PR, much of the food stamp benefit comes in cash that they can use however they want. This US possession is costing us a fortune and statehood wouldn't help any of this burden. Unless you're just after that voting block, why would anyone want this island as a state?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wheel Gun, post: 2997628, member: 19286"] There is a reason why it's nickname is "Welfare Island". The average income there is about half of Mississippi's (our poorest state). Half of working age men don't work and many that do have government jobs. This is not a culture of ambition. A third of households are on food stamps and in PR, much of the food stamp benefit comes in cash that they can use however they want. This US possession is costing us a fortune and statehood wouldn't help any of this burden. Unless you're just after that voting block, why would anyone want this island as a state? [/QUOTE]
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