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Until Puerto Rico is a state, I believe they shouldn't have to pay taxes. No taxation without representation.
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They are exempt from federal income tax.
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While a good start, they do still pay other kinds of federal taxes (without representation), such as payroll taxes
And paid $4 billion in federal taxes in 2021 https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/puerto-rico-us-territory-crisis#chapter-title-0-4
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Are they getting anything for the taxes?
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Yeah, they got 25 billion for it.
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Exactly
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this is also why the license plates in DC have the slogan “taxation without representation”
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