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MontanaMama

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1. Puerto Rico's actual debt is nowhere

Reply to coolsandy (Original post)

Fri Oct 13, 2017, 02:04 PM

Oct 2017

near that. We can blame wall street vulture capitalists for blowing up any debt they had. AND, Texas and Florida are part of the US and nobody is denying them help because our nation is in debt. This is sick and wrong.

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Trump just said that PR owed 9 billion? WTF one cancellation of a big bomber or battle ship would [View all] coolsandy Oct 2017 OP

Puerto Rico's actual debt is nowhere MontanaMama Oct 2017 #1

He just took 7 billion from the ACA lame54 Oct 2017 #2

Trump is protecting Wellstone ruled Oct 2017 #3

How can the so-called president of a country that owes $20 trillion lecture doc03 Oct 2017 #4

Puerto Rico is this country DesertRat Oct 2017 #8

Puerto Rico has a debt don't they? The a--hole in office and Republicans doc03 Oct 2017 #10

I'm confused. OldHippieChick Oct 2017 #9

Ok the territory of Peurto Rico has a $9 billion debt but if you compare that to doc03 Oct 2017 #11

what can we do? onethatcares Oct 2017 #5

It is actually 70 Billion with another 50 Billion in pension obligations snooper2 Oct 2017 #6

I always think this way. gvstn Oct 2017 #7

Boy...glad we here in the US are debt FREE......... Bengus81 Oct 2017 #12