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submitted 11 months ago by homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What are the downsides to becoming a state?

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Puerto Rico doesn't pay federal taxes

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I’m sure there’s good reasons involving Cultural identity and policy disagreement that they wouldn’t want to become a state, but it really seems like it would be a huge win financially.

It would be Missouri yet again holding the bag. They’d no longer be able to plead poverty for more federal funding.