Puerto Rico's Public Sector Shuts Down
I'm proud to be a Puerto Rican. The language, the food, etc. But I'm glad I'm not in my homeland now. ABC News reports that "Puerto Rico Shuts Schools, Government Offices in Partial Public-Sector Shutdown Amid Fiscal Crisis" Basically, "Puerto Rico is saddled with a $740 million budget shortfall because the legislature and the governor have been unable to agree on a spending plan since 2004." That's the spirit. Disagree the Commonwealth right into chaos. The result: "Many basic functions of Puerto Rico's government were unavailable Monday as the U.S. commonwealth ran out of money and imposed a partial public-sector shutdown putting nearly 100,000 people including 40,000 teachers out of work and granting an unscheduled holiday to 500,000 public school students." Like Puerto Rican students need less education.