Puerto Rico: Trouble in paradise? - BBC HARDtalk, On the Road (2015)
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Stephen Sackur presents a special edition of HARDtalk on The Road from Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Island belongs to the United States but is currently drowning in debt. Just three and a half million people live there but they've managed to run up a public debt of 70 billion dollars. Without an emergency financial rescue Puerto Rico is going bust and that will send shockwaves all the way to Wall Street.
This video is from 2015.
Puerto Rico ended uo defaulting the debt payment that same year.
In 2016, US Congress approved a law that sent a Governing Body to the Island.
It's a tragedy that the people of this beautiful island being part of one of the richest countries of the world have to live in such abject poverty. Shame to you USA!
Independencia!
There's no abject poverty in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Ricans are super rich compared to all their neighbors.
This report mainly gives voice to the Party and lobbyists that caused most of the debt and other problems
they are exposing them
HOW SAD,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
corrupt and inept leadership can take down any country
@@jmc5910 le prometo que vamos a votar a todos los ladrones del govierno que se preparen por que van presos.
Se los prometo esto viene prontoooooo
Lo juro ante Dios todo poderoso
Re: vid at 8:15: Tryin' is lyin'. Puerto Rico already gets generous handouts from the U.S. Government. Why do you think they consistently reject statehood? If it was a state they'd have to pay more of their own way.
Privatize and flood the market with competition. Everything in Puerto Rico will get better. I was in Puerto Rico. To much corruption in government.
1. Private wont waste money.
2. People will be forced to become better.
3. More competition will lead to leaner more efficient economic model.
Libertarianism 101.
Son los politicos que tienen la isla en banca rota si se llevan roban todo el dinero
Independencia! It's the only way. The U.S. Congress should just say 'adios, you're on your own. Let Puerto Rico solve its own problems.
I like yor coment nosotros le pagaremos la f deuda a US y vamos a meter a todos los politicos en la carcel.
Esto sera pronto. Esto lo juro en el nombre de Papito Dios. Amen✊✊✊
Pueblo y patria una sola libertad🤬
Mr. Stephen Sackur, I would like to personally call thee to conduct debate interview with the former rebel NPA cadre Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz and Rappler CEO Ms. Maria Ressa so that the world would have clarification concerning the actual events happening in my country Ph.
Mr. Stephen Sackur, if you will do THIS, I would like to say that you believed in FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY.
According to my statistics at the national debt of 23 trillion dollars each state would owe 550 billion.
72 billion don't look so big no more does it
NY is now 62 billion in debt and makes way more money now begging the fed for bailout. How the might have fallen over the flu
That's true
I agree with the puerto rican politician that it is a shared responsibility but I want to hear what he thinks they did wrong besides the blanket statement ..."over spending "
Just like in all states and DC, corruption. The FBI is on top of it mostly. In regards to the US, we just cant compete with the standard of living the USA offers, without all the tools a state needs to govern itself.
Wealth is a measure of the goods and services you produce. If a politician is not coming to your with that message and details about how to encourage entrepreneurs; who will produce more goods and services then you are being sold a false dream. Governments do not have wealth or produce wealth they only tax it. Rule of Law and Entrepreneurship gets you out of poverty. I have NEVER seen anything else work.
STILL THE SAME AND WAY WORSE NOW.
And yes. Party, music is our way to deal with it.
Van pa fuera los vamos a sacar pa la mierda. Te lo prometo por Dios Santo🤬
No, the solution are not investors like the one shown on this documentary ( pretty funny that he took offense). He arrived to the island with plenty of tax benefits. Such opportunities are not offered to the local business. More requirements and money is required from any puertorrican that want to establish a business than investors from the outside.
The government have total control on the classification of land used for farming. To start farming have been difficult for many years due to the permits and you can not buy any land and start growing. However, Monsanto was received with open arms with incentives. The corporation that will keep ruin farmers business, land and the health of the surroundings towns and communities.
The Act Johns take millions in profits from merchandise ready to enter in PR, those taxes and fees goes directly to the USA pockets. The Cabo Rojo natural park produce salt. It is the only federal park that produces a product that is commercialized... the salt. That money don’t stay in PR.. that money goes directly to USA pockets. Puerto Rico has to promote farming but not any farming. Has to produce products that USA ca not produce to eliminate the competition. Promote cooperatives instead of regular bank loans. More restrictions from land buyers from other countries. That way any Puerto Rican can buy land because the prices are controlled. Otherwise it will end like the island of Vieques were only the rich can buy and the poor stay segregated. The grenadines island is another good example pretty much the island little by little been sold to the rich and residents don’t have jobs. Some of their smaller islands now are so expensive that locals can not afford to live there at all.
How Rich was Puerto Rico with Spain and now with united state we are poor biricuas we need to go back to our roots
Of course the pinko presenter guilts the doctor for desiring better opportunities for himself and his family.
Muy bueno ( very good )
Los vamos a sacar se les acabo el pan de piquito🤪
They need statehood or independence. The alternative is default and social unrest.
Independencia Para Puerto Rico✊✊✊✊
Unlike Hawaii ; it "governs itself" only technically. As for over 5 centuries Spain, European Pirates Of the Caribbean used to decide all. Now for the last century the US & & their global international corporations. Not able to vote locally for the president but ruled by it; is a voice to deaf ears. As federal help bureaucracy red tape mixed with local politics makes management an opportunity for foreign affairs. Reading the island nation cultural history is better of than other US territories. Still subject to actions not allowed in the mainland; to the detriment to locals; ( "shrugging their shoulders" embracement, as acceptance to the status quo norms), as is their daily bred from crib to their tombstone. Regardless; is an island of enchantment were locals cultural ways make others feel welcome, despite their insularism without other cultures regionalist ways. The natural beauties, food, & music are distinctive in the planet. As well as their impressive beaches, mountain vistas; from their fluorescent bioluminescent bays, to their unique green tropical rain forest cascades; fruits, flora & fauna. It is indeed an island of enchantment; best enjoyed with knowing locals before hand for the true experience, reserved for those willing to reach out in mutual commonalities of friendships.
No soy de ningún partido, pero estoy de acuerdo con Pierluisi. No podemos pretender tener el mismo estilo de vida americano (USA) si no tenemos los mismos derechos que los demás estados. US nos puede criticar todo lo que quieran. Pero esto es como ir a la batalla con una mano atada a la espalda. Sin las herramientas necesarias no salimos de esto.
Translation:
Im not from any of the political parties, but Pierluisi has a point. We cant pretend to live with USA standard of living if we dont have the same rights as every other state. USA can criticize us all they want. But our situation is like going into battle with a hand tied behind our backs. Without the necessary tools we wont get ahead.
Puerto Rico va hacer libre muy pronto va a llegar el cambio. Ya me cansaron esos fuking politicos.
Van todos presos. Si se piensan que son intocables se equivocaron conmigo🤬
Puerto Rico puede iniciar el primer paso y votar a convertirse en un estado. La ultima vez que la gente voto, decidio no cambiar su estatus. Por supuesto, es solo el primer paso en convertirse en un estado, pero la Isla no ha tomado este paso.
WELL...them protesters look healthy AF
Why should US care ? Puerto Rico don't get to vote in US election, also Puerto Rico can't buy anything internationally, it have to reroute from the US and add extra cost, I am sure all that extra cost for 100 years should add up to more then 70 billions ! BBC reporter miss what is the under lines issues.
Dont be wrong anything can change in a minute
Fake news. Next time turn you comments please n so we can leave you a comment if you think you are honest journalist or what every you are. How much money are you getting paid under the table to ask specific questions
The reporter is arrogant, hostile and condescending. He should be fired and HR be let known as to WHY he was fired, with any and ALL INQUIRIES into his credibility and/or viability as a reporter to be truthful, HONEST as well as negative. NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO HIRE GIVEN, EVER!!!
The congressman is trying to buy more time so he can strike another debt restructuring deal to simply continue down the road of unlimited debt. If PR was allowed in as a state, it would drain the banks and the treasury dept. in short order, the Feds can see this. Anybody can. For now PR will continue on it's path as a touristy backwater destination. What the people want is a socialist utopia where no one works and free checks come in the mail every month. It is just a whirlpooling cesspool of bad ideas, bad attitudes, greed and corruption from top to bottom.
The doctor should take his credentials and his family out of there yesterday!!!
Y el que no quiera vivir en Puerto Rico que se vallan al infierno
Alan Sarkis is useless jurnalist and very biest. He forces his guests to follow BBC biest opinions and if his guest does not agree with him than he does not allow them to talk. I just see intetvie with Greek tourist minister and Alan is talking crap. We do not want his opinion but his guests.!!!!!
Statehood, independence, join Cuba, return to Spain. If Puerto Rico went back to Spain the EU could pay the bill.
On the same note President Trump could pay off the debt instead of trying to buy Greenland.
Bill Brit in Denmark, this could seem like a joke to you, but there are a lot of people, real people in Puerto Rico that are either starving, people that have no hope for their kids, because they cannot get good education for their children, there are hardly any doctors left in island, everyone is leaving. Yes. Our colonial relationship with the US has not been very profitable for the regular people in Puerto Rico that is ending up paying for the debt, that our government, the US government and Wall Street mismanaged!
@@deusdedidplumey9426 so you actually blaem the US for the problems of PR ?
the corrupt inept leadership have nothign to do with PR problems ?
@@jmc5910 do some research.
@@deusdedidplumey9426 that not proving your case, let me ask you what would fix the PR situation ?
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