Comments on: Note to Chase Bank: Puerto Rico is part of U.S. http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/ Connecticut Post newsroom blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lourdes http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-31795 Lourdes Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:03:47 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-31795 Ok, Bob there you have it! A complimentary flash Puerto Rico-History 101 to enrich your knowledge has been provided to you by some of my fellow puertorricans. Well, just so you know that's part of our hospitality Bob! Any more comments about Puerto Rico, Bob? Oh and by the way, whether or not we should or should not be a state, as you can see, WE, PUERTORRICANS, are apt to decide it. Blessings to you. Ok, Bob there you have it! A complimentary flash Puerto Rico-History 101 to enrich your knowledge has been provided to you by some of my fellow puertorricans. Well, just so you know that’s part of our hospitality Bob! Any more comments about Puerto Rico, Bob?

Oh and by the way, whether or not we should or should not be a state, as you can see, WE, PUERTORRICANS, are apt to decide it.

Blessings to you.

]]> By: min http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-31782 min Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:54:53 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-31782 BTW, the 3% conversion charge by Chase is just another desperate measure of these times, it is laughable. Conversion charge for converting USD to USD? It shouldn't last long. BTW, the 3% conversion charge by Chase is just another desperate measure of these times, it is laughable. Conversion charge for converting USD to USD? It shouldn’t last long.

]]> By: min http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-31781 min Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:53:23 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-31781 I live in PR and pay federal taxes. Do your research people. Comments about PR not being American in my experience always come from immigrants who like to play an 'I'm more American than you' pissing contest. It happened with a filipino ex-boyfriend (thank God), hah you know those people who have to memorize facts and the anthem and take a citizenship test, and then they try to put down other people to satisfy their inferiority complexes. I didn't have to take a citizenship test because I am a native American, from Puerto Rico. I love my country :) It is helped by some ignorant Puerto Ricans who like to pander to a weak 'nationalism' anti-American sentiment. Most PRs want full statehood, like we deserve, most PR live in the mainland, and then those who have chosen statehood by moving to the mainland cannot vote in referendums asking for statehood. In those referendums, the pro-ELA band together with the weak 4% independence movement (smaller than Texas' secesion movement :) ) and they always end up outnumbering the pro-statehooders by a small percent, hence it's seen as if we don't want statehood, when already over half of the population have chosen statehood by moving to the mainland. I pay federal taxes even when I live in PR. Things are not black and white and do not think PR just 'get benefits' and does not give anything in return, many people here pay federal taxes, and cannot vote unless they have a mainland address and choose the absentee ballot. I'm from PR and American as apple pie, deal with it. We are the Americans on steroids, the Americanest of them all, the fattest, the ones with the most Walmarts per square foot and the most cars per household/square mile. America, fuck yeah :) We came from the incomparable Spanish Empire and now belong to the American Empire, we speak English and Spanish, we are the double Imperialists :) LIfe is good when you have owned the world for so long! I live in PR and pay federal taxes. Do your research people. Comments about PR not being American in my experience always come from immigrants who like to play an ‘I’m more American than you’ pissing contest. It happened with a filipino ex-boyfriend (thank God), hah you know those people who have to memorize facts and the anthem and take a citizenship test, and then they try to put down other people to satisfy their inferiority complexes. I didn’t have to take a citizenship test because I am a native American, from Puerto Rico. I love my country :) It is helped by some ignorant Puerto Ricans who like to pander to a weak ‘nationalism’ anti-American sentiment.

Most PRs want full statehood, like we deserve, most PR live in the mainland, and then those who have chosen statehood by moving to the mainland cannot vote in referendums asking for statehood. In those referendums, the pro-ELA band together with the weak 4% independence movement (smaller than Texas’ secesion movement :) ) and they always end up outnumbering the pro-statehooders by a small percent, hence it’s seen as if we don’t want statehood, when already over half of the population have chosen statehood by moving to the mainland. I pay federal taxes even when I live in PR. Things are not black and white and do not think PR just ‘get benefits’ and does not give anything in return, many people here pay federal taxes, and cannot vote unless they have a mainland address and choose the absentee ballot.

I’m from PR and American as apple pie, deal with it. We are the Americans on steroids, the Americanest of them all, the fattest, the ones with the most Walmarts per square foot and the most cars per household/square mile. America, fuck yeah :)

We came from the incomparable Spanish Empire and now belong to the American Empire, we speak English and Spanish, we are the double Imperialists :) LIfe is good when you have owned the world for so long!

]]> By: Mariannela http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-22010 Mariannela Thu, 05 May 2011 20:09:05 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-22010 Lets set the record straight. Puerto Rico became part of the USA during the 1898 Spanish-American War. In 1917 all Puertoricans became US citizens when president Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones Act. Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952. Puertoricans are US citizens but those living in the island can't vote for the president of the United States. However, the US military as well as the US dollar prevails in the island. Puerto Rican residents do not pay federal taxes but they pay their fair share of taxes as local taxes are extremely high. Puerto Rico does get financial help from the US but it would be better off if it would be a state. The majority of the population lives below the US poverty level, and the infrastructure is in dire need of repair. As a state, Puerto Rico will receive much more financial help and many Puerto Ricans will benefit. Most important, with its population size it would have 6 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate and it would command more power in Congress than much bigger states. Lets set the record straight. Puerto Rico became part of the USA during the 1898 Spanish-American War. In 1917 all Puertoricans became US citizens when president Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones Act. Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952. Puertoricans are US citizens but those living in the island can’t vote for the president of the United States. However, the US military as well as the US dollar prevails in the island. Puerto Rican residents do not pay federal taxes but they pay their fair share of taxes as local taxes are extremely high. Puerto Rico does get financial help from the US but it would be better off if it would be a state. The majority of the population lives below the US poverty level, and the infrastructure is in dire need of repair. As a state, Puerto Rico will receive much more financial help and many Puerto Ricans will benefit. Most important, with its population size it would have 6 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate and it would command more power in Congress than much bigger states.

]]> By: Reinaldo Rodriguez http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-13713 Reinaldo Rodriguez Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:07:35 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-13713 Love to see Puerto Rico become a state. Luv it. Love to see Puerto Rico become a state. Luv it.

]]> By: Nelson PC http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-7206 Nelson PC Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:20:56 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-7206 What about the Puertorricans MIA and KIA in Vietnan, Korea(?), Afganistan, Irak and all the other places where they fight for America? Do you think that is fair enough for the assistence Puerto Rico receives from United States? I am not from Puerto Rico, I am from Dominican Republic but WHAT IS FAIR IS FAIR... Be HAPPY, Nelson PC What about the Puertorricans MIA and KIA in Vietnan, Korea(?), Afganistan, Irak and all the other places where they fight for America? Do you think that is fair enough for the assistence Puerto Rico receives from United States? I am not from Puerto Rico, I am from Dominican Republic but WHAT IS FAIR IS FAIR…

Be HAPPY,

Nelson PC

]]> By: Joel Gonzalez http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-4141 Joel Gonzalez Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:23:09 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-4141 When Pedro Albizu Campos fought for Puerto Rican independence this is what happened to him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Albizu_Campos#Biography Now Americans complain about U.S. assistance to P.R. The United States of America could never pay for what Pedro Albizu Campos and many other Puerto Ricans had to endure--for and by America. When Pedro Albizu Campos fought for Puerto Rican independence this is what happened to him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Albizu_Campos#Biography

Now Americans complain about U.S. assistance to P.R. The United States of America could never pay for what Pedro Albizu Campos and many other Puerto Ricans had to endure–for and by America.

]]> By: Joselito Puerto Rico http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-1656 Joselito Puerto Rico Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:50:43 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-1656 My fellow Americans...we all are Americans. Puerto Rico is a nice place, full of culture, history, family values envied by some. Come down, join us, and learn why we are called "The Island of Enchantment". You are going to feel like you have never felt before. The Music, the places you can go to, and the hospitality that lives in every one of us, will make your stay one of enchantment and enlightenment. Take the time to learn about a place that had no choice but to comply with history, and then found themselves having to take matters into their own hands. To know us, is to Love us!!! My fellow Americans…we all are Americans. Puerto Rico is a nice place, full of culture, history, family values envied by some. Come down, join us, and learn why we are called “The Island of Enchantment”. You are going to feel like you have never felt before. The Music, the places you can go to, and the hospitality that lives in every one of us, will make your stay one of enchantment and enlightenment. Take the time to learn about a place that had no choice but to comply with history, and then found themselves having to take matters into their own hands. To know us, is to Love us!!!

]]> By: Brad Cruz http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-1636 Brad Cruz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:34:14 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-1636 I feel bad for the ignorant people that just want to make negative comments of us Puerto Ricans. Because of that ignorant side of people the world is how it is... (negative). Yo soy Boricua y Con orgullo y tambien Amo a los Estados Unidos. My dad is Puerto Rican and my mom is White, but i was born in Mayaguez Puerto Rico. the example of my parents of being in love and race dont matter, is the example people should take. For the love of God... stop being so ignorate and dont attack other races if you dont read and study before you talk. I feel bad for the ignorant people that just want to make negative comments of us Puerto Ricans. Because of that ignorant side of people the world is how it is… (negative). Yo soy Boricua y Con orgullo y tambien Amo a los Estados Unidos. My dad is Puerto Rican and my mom is White, but i was born in Mayaguez Puerto Rico. the example of my parents of being in love and race dont matter, is the example people should take.

For the love of God… stop being so ignorate and dont attack other races if you dont read and study before you talk.

]]> By: Raul DJ http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-1395 Raul DJ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:44:14 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/12/29/note-to-chase-bank-puerto-rico-is-part-of-u-s/#comment-1395 Hey Teresa, well said! eso es asi! jaja Hey Teresa, well said! eso es asi! jaja

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