Comments by "Dangic23" (@Dangic23) on "The fight for America's 51st state, explained" video.

  1. I always laugh when someone uses the intent of the founding fathers to justify a policy in 2020.
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  2.  @michaelarnaud1775  Nobody knows what took place in the room where it happened, the room where it happened, the room where it happened. The case for DC becoming a State is legit. They can keep the Federal Government facilities as District and the rest of the areas where people actually live can be the State.
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  3. Income tax is just one tax of many type of taxes. PR does not pay 1 tax, but does overpays others, pays the same as the 50 states on others, and way overpays on tax loopholes that allows for escape of revenues from PR.
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  4.  @chesscube8671  They couldn't predict the future. So it has nothing to do with throwing away the Constitution.
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  5. City of London is considering leaving the chat
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  6.  @scottmolnar4132  See comment above. Only tax not paid by PR is Federal Income tax. PR does pay same amount of some other taxes as the 50...like SS/Medicaid/FEMA, etc. PR does overpay way more on several other taxes than the 50 states.
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  7.  @scottmolnar4132  Statehood has zero to do with taxes. 34 States were admitted to the Union before the IRS even existed.
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  8.  @scottmolnar4132  I live in Wyoming. PR pays more Federal Income tax than 6 states. WY, SD, ND, MT, AK, VT. And the taxes that are higher than 48 states are the ones related to commerce , just like HI and AK. And you can also add the loopholes and tax revenue escape that the IRS allows, as PR is used as a tax shelter.
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  9.  @abejolles  The Territories pay federal taxes. The only tax they don't pay is the federal income tax.
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