Occupation and anexion of Puerto Rico

>>148581
Deus vult.

>>148581
Why are they in such massive debt? Is it a Hispanic cultural thing to be a horrible government that runs into deficits?

>>148654
Well actually... Yeah. The Spanish crown had no idea how to actually govern and utilize it's territories beyond natural resource grabbing and when they lost it all, there was not really a whole lot the territories had in place besides local weak governments and their crops. They had to establish their own infrastructure, commerce because they relied on people in Spain solely for all that. Which is why so much of the Spanish territories wanted to fall under the US for support, except the Philippines which to be honest were just fine because the Spanish never developed a whole lot of their own influence there besides leaving a couple last names.

"annexation and occupation"

>they want to join the states
>this is an annexation

;;;; OK

>>148654
>>148662


Hispanic Incompetence and corruption.

>>148581
They're already a territory, but they don't get the same representation or services as a normal state. Perhaps that's why this crisis began in the first place?

>>148885
It's because they spent / borrowed millions of dollars in the 80s trying to turn the island from an agricultural industry to a more modern one. The result is they forcibly closed down their cocao and sugar fields and made highways and trains.

Result? They really have zero economy now. Their capital is a semi tourist attraction and the rest of the island is a shithole.

>>148654
Yeah, it's a cultural thing. Countries like Argentina and Spain have the same issues despite being white.