How Puerto Rico compares to the states in terms of federal spending and taxes
In light of recent articles arguing whether the situation in Puerto Rico differs from that of...
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Puerto Rico ranked #3 in well-being rankings
Since it is Friday, we wanted to give you a happy story, and what better than this post from June in which NPR notes that the US slipped in well-being rankings by Gallup. No, that’s obviously not the good part: Puerto Rico...
Read MoreGermany’s finance minister proposed swapping Greece for Puerto Rico. Jack Lew wisely turned him down.
After Bloomberg reported that Wolfgang Schaeuble, Germany’s finance minister, joked with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Jack Law about exchanging Greece for Puerto Rico, Vox did a take on why this was a wise...
Read MorePuerto Rico Has No Liquidity Problem, Governor Says
This is a special #throwbackthursday Bocaito, from last November when Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla went on Bloomberg to say Puerto Rico did not have a liquidity problem and that it could not default. Yeah about that…....
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Presidential candidates react to Puerto Rico crisis
Puerto Rico’s crisis is garnering attention in national circles. Following reports of...
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