Currently residents pay no federal income tax.
Business pays no taxes.
All that will disappear if Puerto Rico becomes a state injecting an extra 20 billion into it's economy.
Fact Sheet:
Population: 3,706,690
Officially called the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
25% speak fluent English ( most speak some )
It has the same structure as the U.S. government and runs much like a state
Head of state: The president of the United States
Indigenous people: Taino Indians (as seen in statues when entering the town of Aguada)
Discovered by Cristoforo Colombo November 19, 1493
United States took control from Spain in 1898 becoming a U.S. territory
Size: 110 miles X 36 miles located 1000 miles from Miami, Florida
