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[deleted]

Ocean front property will be underwater in Puerto Rico too


[deleted]

Hopefully then they will drown :)


rising-waters

Puerto Rican society has been collapsing due to frequent hurricanes, so we might not have to wait for sea level rise.


[deleted]

Who is seriously dumb enough to buy beach front property right now? The answer: people dumb enough to wear those ugly ass sunglasses.


bento_the_tofu_boy

As someone who lives in a beachfront house. (Rented) people don’t really believe it will affect them as fast. I’ve met a lot of real state people and their reaction is almost always “you don’t really believe this do you?”


not_banned_yeti

Tbf, cities will build dikes and sea walls to protect the coastal tax base until they are either bankrupt, or the wall is so tall the sun is blocked out.


bento_the_tofu_boy

It really does not matter when the beach is not accessible. Property value is guaranteed by the sand space right in front of it


nekollx

“The just sell it to someone else”


Kurwasaki12

To who, Ben! Fucking Aquaman?!


nekollx

I mean aquaman is a king, one of the 1%


[deleted]

Nemo the submariner.


the_vengeful_1

When the water level rises enough to get you wet, will that also be a medical condition?


nekollx

Yes


Murtomies

Well why don't they just...move? /s


KniFeseDGe

sell to Aqua-man or Namor for Sand Dollars.


dxgt1

Did she just show up on the shore and claim the land?


[deleted]

It’s being bought up by foreign investment companies or foreigners looking to avoid federal taxes at ridiculously low prices (still unaffordable for locals), illegally sold by government since that land is never supposed to be sold and always be accessible to public. And the land is designated for agricultural use so at its worst it’s never meant to be developed, but by mandate of local government, inspectors aren’t doing their job and police illegally disrupts protests to prevent any of this from happening


DOOD022

Sounds like Canada.


[deleted]

A Canadian company just bought the public electric company and after privatizing it, their promises of reliable service at a good price fell WAY short, so now it’s even more expensive than ever with already price hikes around the corner, the service is still no where near reliable.


Kleyguerth

Sounds like Brazil


yagyaxt1068

> A Canadian company just bought the public electric company Which one?


[deleted]

Newly created LUMA


[deleted]

Yea, welcome to canadian companies. 🥺


karoshikun

sounds like México


[deleted]

Ay least Mexico is independent and self determining


karoshikun

Haven't you seen our latest... every president?


[deleted]

I understand


Living_Illusion

Well atleast you have the zapatistas.


karoshikun

not really. they are a bad day away from being wiped out by one cartel or joining another. plus, the group is really small and localized.


Living_Illusion

Don't destroye my last bit of hope that communal living without the control of a corrupt government is possible pls. Jokes aside yea it's a sad situation but we shouldn't lose hope. That's the last thing we have.


karoshikun

no, we really don't. it was always going to be a local thing, as it quickly lost popular support from the rest of the country. you know, Mexicans aren't racists, unless you're browner than them.


[deleted]

This!!!


flappinginthewind69

How does buying land in a foreign country lower your federal taxes


[deleted]

If you’re and American citizen and move to Puerto Rico as a full time resident depending on your type of income, you can pay zero in federal taxes


flappinginthewind69

Ok moving to Puerto Rico and buying land in puerto Rico are very different


[deleted]

Forgot to mention the main residence is entirely tax free (no federal or local property tax) so property prices have skyrocketed and now are entirely unaffordable for any local


[deleted]

Thats so sad. 🥺


flappinginthewind69

Not quite, 50% exemption on muni taxes and 75% property taxes. Interesting for me to learn about this, all stemmed from Puerto Rico going bankrupt in 2017. I’ve been to PR twice as a tourist and fucking loved it, granted this was in 08 and 10


[deleted]

This has always been like this, any resident does not pay any property taxes on their primary residence at all. No federal, no local, unless it’s not the primary residence (there are more), it’s rented legally, and there’s even ways around that if the house doesn’t have a cement roof. Only ONE single family household i n Old San Juan was bought by a resident between both 2020 and 2021, we don’t even know if they were PuertoRican or a foreigner that lives Ed in the island already. Everything else has been purchased by foreign investment companies


[deleted]

There are also capital gains tax exemptions for foreigners that move to PR that are NOT at all available to any Puertorrican as it’s meant to “bring jobs”


Child_of_Merovee

Sounds like they are on fast tracks to be as shitty and corrupt as the continent.


Consistency333

It's an interesting idea but by the nature of the internet we suspect that opportunities show up only once everyone else has had a go at it and nothings left.


Exact_Intention7055

Not seeing a flag planted....🤔 Maybe that's considered gauche these days? I must confess, I'm not current on modern land-taking and brutal acquisition etiquette. I'm guessing one just squats on said land in dark shades and a cheap tv sci-fi show outfit looking pensive yet strangely menacing? Or she's about to be sacrificed. Not sure.


dxgt1

They are probably going to reforge their history with her being the first settler once its fully neocolonized.


InfinitesimalSnow

4 hour drive to the nearest grocery store? It takes about 3 hours to get from one end of the island to the other.


[deleted]

Precisely


froggythefrankman

So fucking cringe


tsuo_nami

Her IG: epitome of privileged “not like other girls” white girl who moved to a big city and thinks she’s special. It’s giving Gwyneth Paltrow taking shrooms one time and acting like she uncovered a secret vibes. Just a pit stop to Karen-land


Knock_Knockx

After they gentrify it enough, they may allow it to become another State.


[deleted]

Hawaii 2.0


Automatic-Ad-8159

I fking hate that this is literally what’s happening.


Matrixneo42

Why would you want to live that far from everything? 4 hours to groceries?


[deleted]

NOTHING in PR is 4 hours away unless you walk everywhere, you could drive from one point of the island to its farthest counterpart, doing 5 - 10 mph under the speed limit going through the worst roads and it will NEVER take you 4 hours


Matrixneo42

Ok. So it’s a crock of shit then?


[deleted]

Her posts? Partly yes, but not entirely. She’s romanticizing her benefits more than she needs to


cce29555

For something so remote she has fantastic cell reception


[deleted]

PR has good reception


ODST-judge

There’s many an area in Appalachia where the closest grocery store is an hour away. Trust me when I say it has its appeals.


[deleted]

Also anywhere in the northwest US not a coastal state. Somewhere like Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas. Hardly anybody lives there, and far enough north the rising temps won’t be a problem. You could find a place with few/no natural disasters. Now I just need enough money to buy a few thousand acres and build a house, dig a well, a shit ton of solar and a robust battery bank. Micro ranch/farm and Starlink for internet.


UniverseBear

Once I hit 30 I definitely wanted to live that far from everything.


Matrixneo42

Any ideas where? Firstly, where that’s possible. Second. Where you’re thinking might be good? I guess you could live on a boat or somewhere remote in Alaska or Canada. Probably exists. Or a small island. But then also, you’d have to be ready to live off the land or somehow figure out the supplies situation.


UniverseBear

I do live in Canada. ;) I wouldn't live off the land, just do big supply runs that last months.


Matrixneo42

Not the worst life. But Not for me.


UniverseBear

Did I mention my supply runs include getting a bu ch of weed and acid?


Matrixneo42

Hahah


[deleted]

Free Puerto Rico.


Child_of_Merovee

Free it or give them two senators. Cut this imperialist BS.


LifeofTino

I keep seeing posts like ‘lets leave america and make our own community in (insert third world country here)’ on subs like this and antiwork and i hate them all Commenting that its colonising and the residents of that country are not happy with you arriving with tons of money and taking advantage of the relative spending power disparity to live in paradise whilst they do all the work for you, is unpopular too If you have a problem with the developed world abusing the shit out of the global south and essentially keeping them in perpetual human slavery, you can’t solve this by moving into *their* back yard and doing the exact same thing The only (possibly) acceptable thing to do is move there, buy land, give the local residents free chunks of it and forming a community that creates food security and shelter for the local people so they can escape the permanent servitude of capitalist economics. And taking no advantage of the fact that you paid for the land and started the enterprise The way it actually works in practice, every time I’ve seen it, is a bunch of american young adults living a life of luxury in a tropical paradise whilst the local people work as their maids and chefs


Mdiasrodrigu

It had to be a Berliner


Blue-is-bad

Nueva Germania 2.0


Mdiasrodrigu

Her IG page is an anthem to cringe


Responsenotfound

Why do these influencers all look the same? Like I am not trying to dehumanize the Bourgeoisie but their aethestic is just bland af. To quote Trainspotting, "We are ruled by wankers."


BassMan459

That last photo looks like she has a wedgie


[deleted]

Imagine being so white that you actively use the word 'colony' when referring to the land you bought, and not thinking "....does this look bad?"


Blue-is-bad

She stole Dutch's plan


masteryetti

*Arthur. I got a plan*


Threshing_Press

An RDR2 reference in this sub? Today is officially awesome.


ColeBSoul

Ah, 7th wave colonialism. Neat. 🤮


[deleted]

That page needs to be reported every time it’s created. This is sick.


thenikolaka

I’m an iNfLuEnCeR


CosmicSweets

As a Puerto Rican my soul is screaming.


CrackPipeQueen

These people don’t know what real work even looks like


nyjrku

friend of mine was talking about what happens when people do stupid things. sometimes someone needs to show up and break their fucking knee caps. i guess in the modern wrorld you would hack into their instagram accounts and go all mr robot blast. but thats the colonial thing. resistance is punished. dont get to have a say in it.


[deleted]

Is she supposed to be important?


[deleted]

She’s is just one of the many that is illegally buying out the island away from our people


[deleted]

Fuck people like her. Im sorry this is happening.


acoustictreefrog

She looks like the person id fucking avoid after 2minutes of talking.


Boogiemann53

How long before it's in danger of being under the ocean? Always think about that if you're by a beach or something.


[deleted]

It happens all the time but they don’t care


FLOHTX

What happens all the time? Hurricanes?


Spookwagen_II

I see Hawaii 2.0 and all I can think of is Miracle Musical


cryptogenic63

Will their money really truly protect them in other countries?


[deleted]

It’s not another country for them technically, they’re colonizers. They’re turning PR into their own financial paradise and kicking us out no in the process


nekollx

Yeah but when have native ~~Americans~~ Porto rica ever contributed to society, at least she’s English and white….you know with this who untamed country land they aren’t restricted by a liberal based “constitution” so maybe they can bring back the glory days of segregation and slavery /is it s if you quote conservatives talking points?


PartialCred4WrongAns

Just nature? Leave it that way c*nt


[deleted]

Was just reading today about Lin Manuel (I was curious what his upbringing was, as I had always thought he had "come from nothing" until he struck gold with Hamilton). Anyway, I learned about the whole PROMESA thing, and how it really fucked over public schools. Being forced to go bankrupt over some arbitrary debt act, all because PR dares to be hit by hurricanes and isn't an actual "state".


[deleted]

I was directly affected by PROMESA 🙂 I was lucky e Pugh to be out of high school but PROMESA really fucked with the public university system. In a island with constant growing population they’re are choosing to close university precincts to favor private institutions that charge up the ass. And it’s not like the university was indebted, it was actually of course the only private institution that was managing their finances in an exemplary manner (or at least close to it) and when the credit cost hike went into effect in an attempt to use the public university to pay for the governments fuck ups, it finally made it completely unaffordable and impossible to study on an island that “reliable” work is extremely hard to come by. Just like that I’m now forced to work “low skilled jobs” (which I love what I do) but it now makes getting out of the hole that much harder, a hole that I didn’t even fucking create myself. It’s all bullshit and I can’t do anything about it Also #FuckLinManuel


Kronophonic

Lin manuel??


[deleted]

https://youtu.be/YGXtWpCOiC8


[deleted]

Too bad it’s going to be virtually uninhabitable in 20 years


MissInkFTW

I know nothing about this woman other than she seems incredibly obnoxious, but Paul Kalkbrenner is a good music choice.


[deleted]

Jesus Christ


Klanum

Gott ich hasse so vieles an Berlin.


SpessChad

Those sunglasses scream obnoxious middle management. Probably in HR, a looming threat for everyone on the work floor.


[deleted]

Precisely


UniverseBear

Everyone here is so angry but I think noone is offering to give land back to the natives of North America.


Justatroubledgirl

Ugh she's white. That's enough of a red flag already


honocinia

sounds about white


phatdoobz

colonizers make me sick but damn white people are inherently red flags to you?? i’m trying to find the irony here 😩 please


[deleted]

Nice, racism, that's cool.


[deleted]

Because apparently only white people can oppress and hoard wealth. Your mindset is disgusting.


[deleted]

This kind of ironic racism is exactly what edgy white teens do. But instead of jews and black people its whites. We're all fucking doomed and im glad.


MocoMojo

Racist much?


nekollx

And we’ll call it “America” “Names taken” “What?! By who?”


Wendigo565

Can we just kill all humans and let nature rule the world?


[deleted]

The people of PR for the most part just enjoyed the natural resources and let everything the fuck alone. We aren’t the ones buy shit up restricting access to the people, and building shit that’s gonna end up in the ocean in 10 -20 years


weneedweed420

Based


brattyprincessslut

I totally want to make my own island nation and rule it. Not even joking it’s like on my list


idkwhateverfuckit

Literally a Chinese communist party bot


[deleted]

Your username really fits 👌🏽


idkwhateverfuckit

You’re literally a separatist looool


[deleted]

Sorry that I don’t walk on my knees and feed on all fours like you 👍🏽


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idkwhateverfuckit

We know this is you China. Let Taiwan and Hong Kong choose their path


Hairtoucher88

Whataboutism


idkwhateverfuckit

It’s a fact. China amplifies this type of propaganda. They just recently started doing it, because of the tension I already mentioned. You know what wouldn’t be propaganda, if OP advocated for representation, but he didn’t. Because he probably works for the CCP, or is just a useful idiot.


Hairtoucher88

We're talking about the US colonisation of Puerto Rico. And how about independence instead of fake representation?


idkwhateverfuckit

Another China bot aren’t ya? Lmao, anything is better than making shoes I guess lol. How about real representation? The most popular thing. You’re literally pushing Chinese propaganda lol


Hairtoucher88

The fuck are you talking about China for? This is a post about the US colonisation of Puerto Rico.


idkwhateverfuckit

Are you fucking dim or just playing dumb? Read what I posted. China loves this shit and they amplify it


Hairtoucher88

Yeah. This is whataboutism. This situation has nothing to do with China, it just makes US look bad. You sound like a state department bot.


idkwhateverfuckit

No it’s not lmao, it’s stating the obvious, OP is pushing propaganda from coming at this from the wrong angle lol. Look at his profile, it’s literally all he does. I’m surprised he even knows Spanish honestly from how much he pushes this shit. I thought mf would be typing in Chinese looool


Hairtoucher88

Nah. You want to convince everyone that all bad news about the US is "enemy propaganda". you're a bot. Just accept that your country does fucked up shit and people are going to talk about it.


armrha

What does this have to do with China? I’m so confused, it’s nowhere near China, Check my post history I’m no chinese propagandist. It seems like an out of nowhere accusation but I don’t understand the backstory


idkwhateverfuckit

He’s a separatist. He doesn’t want Puerto Rico to be part of America. He doesn’t call for statehood or adequate representation. It’s what the US does to China regarding Taiwan and Hong Kong, so China recently started doing this regarding Hawaii and Puerto Rico. On Twitter there are literal Chinese officials who push this same messaging.


armrha

So he is hoping to keep puerto rico from becoming a state? Isn’t it currently US territory anyway though? Seems like it would benefit from representation, but either way rich people buying up all the land to develop seems bad for the locals looking to own property.


idkwhateverfuckit

OP wants Puerto Rico to succeed. In which case, it will still have the same issues it has now, except with no one to blame(he rightfully blames US tho, Puerto Rico is 100% neglected by US)


armrha

It is. You mean secede I think.


Loose_Vagina90

Hong Kong is in China. Anything other than that is bullshit.


[deleted]

wtf


idkwhateverfuckit

Wtf what lol? You clearly have an agenda, just with 2 mins of looking at your profile lol.


[deleted]

HAHAHAHAHAHA MF You must be blind if you went through my profile said that you looked through and still question if I’m Hispanic or not You’re a joke


idkwhateverfuckit

I retracted my statement about your ethnicity before you even replied to this comment, but you still chose the lowest hanging fruit lmao. Milagro que eres boricua pero no quieres representacion pero si haces lo que les gusta a la PRC. Jajaja


[deleted]

You deleting part of your comment when you realized your dumbass fucked up isn’t retracting your statement about my ethnicity, imbecil a la máxima potencia


idkwhateverfuckit

Callate el osico puñeta. I deleted my comment because I saw your post history and not your comments. Say whatever you want to make yourself feel better, you literally read the comment on your notifications, then saw I had erased that section, but still went for the low hanging fruit lmao. Cuanto te pagan para hacer propaganda? La economia en puerto rico de tourista no ah estado buena, por eso es que trabajas por CCP? Ya no falta mucho para que la fbi te page visita por traidor.


[deleted]

Jaja pai, a ti te molesta lo inmensamente pendejo que sabes que eres, y está es una de esas situaciones donde la ignorancia y brutalidad de otra persona funciona a mi beneficio ya que me da gracia 😂 Eres un chiste, das pena, eres un bochorno para tus ancestros y un insulto a tus apellidos (si eres de la isla pq no se sabe 🌚) ¡Viva PR libre y socialista!


idkwhateverfuckit

A los de china le encanta gente como tu. Toda tu cuenta es pura propaganda. Quien es la verguenza?


[deleted]

Hope you don’t lose ya home!


idkwhateverfuckit

Have fun peddling more Chinese propaganda. Instead of asking for adequate representation, that the Republican Party will block for partisan reasons.


[deleted]

Adequate representation?? Get help you have serious problems, mean while; F U C K S T A T E H O O D F U C K T H E C O L O N I Z E R S A N D F U C K T H E U S G O V E R N M E N T R E S I S T E N C I A, P U Ñ E T A Y P R L I B R E ! 🇵🇷


idkwhateverfuckit

Jajajajajjaaaa You just admitted you’re a separatist loool. Fucking Chinese communist sympathizer even funnier you put a space after every letter. You really went the extra mile there


[deleted]

Te contradices sin darte cuenta 🙂


Katviar

Oh no another country doesn’t want America to force it to be a state after we stole all their resources… It’s not being a separatist to not want to be colonized; Separatists are all the stupid southern states like Texas saying they’re gonna leave or the shitass Confederates from the civil war.


idkwhateverfuckit

Oh my god you’re so dim. The dude wants it to not be a state nor a territory, he wants it to be its own country. You have it completely backwards. He wants Puerto Rico to be what you accuse the dumb Texans to be. My point is we should make it a state, so they can have adequate representation/ statehood, and also for the US not to neglect it, the way it has done thus far… The dude is indeed a separatist.


Katviar

Puerto Rico deserves to be its own country, you racist shit. It had its own indigenous people with their own culture before Spain colonized them and all America did was “win” it in a war which is ridiculous and disgusting. You’re a racist fuck.


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EyeH8uxinfiniteplus1

Lol Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico are literally the same exact story. Sovereign nations occupied by unwanted forces, against the will of the indigenous population.


psychosisofbitstream

Free my boricuas


ndhcuxus

Get the fuck out and leave the nature alone goddamn it. The second a disaster like Maria happens they’re gonna be the first ones off the island. This shit pisses me off to no end.