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Originally posted by Not Me
No new states.
FYI - from what I understand, the Puerto Ricans vote down pursuing statehood when it gets on their ballots. Apparently, they get tax advantages or extra federal money or something like that and it benefits them to remain a territory.
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Technically, yes, they "vote it down", but not by a large margin. The last plebiscite in PR I could find (1998) resulted in the following outcome: Territorial Commonwealth - 0.1%, Free Association - 0.3% (this is what PR is), Statehood - 46.5%, Independence - 2.4%, and None of the Above - 50.3%. (This vote had a 71% turnout rate.)
Puerto Ricans don't pay federal taxes. Puerto Rico does, however, receive a lot of federal money.
