> Why would USA want PR as 51? What benefit is there?
Wasn't the USA founded on the principle of no taxation without representation? On a principle of enfranchisement? On a principle of self-determination?
Wasn't the USA founded on the principle of no taxation without representation? On a principle of enfranchisement? On a principle of self-determination?
The tax/benefits situation is complicated.
First, not all states pay income tax.
On the other side, you have people with federal jobs that are taxed federally.
Then you have other people with registered companies in the US which pay federal taxes in the US, the state it's registered in, then also pay taxes locally.
-- It's complicated.
Are you talking about states of Puerto Rico?
In the US, no states pay income tax, but residents of every state pay federal income tax.