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#1672

Puerto Rico should become a state of the United States of America

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After 2 votes and with 11 points ahead, the winner is...

PoliceSheep
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Description

Puerto Rico should become a state of the United States of America.

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@Alec

Are you even aware that you just agreed with what I've been saying?

Hispanic is an ethnic group that share Spanish/African/Indian culture. Spaniard is basically a Caucasian from Europe..
PR was colonized by Spain and the people tend to (Identify) with the colonizer's culture.

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@mairj23

Spaniard is one type of Hispanic. Native Spaniards are also white. It´s possible to be all white and all hispanic.

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@Alec

George Zimmerman is clearly Hispanic but he identifies as white.

You clearly don't understand ethnicities because a Spaniard and a Hispanic are not the same.

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@mairj23

White Hispanics are still Hispanics, so most puerto ricans are white.

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@Alec

Most of PR's population isn't white. They have the option to self identify as white on the census.

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@mairj23

Since most of PR´s population is white, even whiter than the US, how could Trump not giving them funds be a racist act?

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@bmdrocks21

We should be giving PR more money though. They needed $90 billion and they got half that. Any state would have gotten more if they were in that situation. Gotta be consistent.

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@mairj23

In a debate about an island's statehood, you still tried to demonize whitey. Shame on you.

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@bmdrocks21

Definition: A prepositional phrase is a group of words that (lacks either a verb or a subject), and that functions as a unified part of speech.

As I stated earlier, the word "comments" was never the subject to begin with.

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@mairj23

They have different prepositional phrases, so they are not the same sentence.

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@bmdrocks21

Original sentence: "99.9% of these comments is pure nonsense." 2nd sentence: "99.9% of the comments is an ideal number."

The same sentence structure but If the first sentence is incorrect then how is the 2nd sentence correct if you exchange "is" for "are"?

Sir, a sentence can have 2 subjects which makes both examples correct. On the other hand, the word "are" can't be used correctly in both examples.

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@mairj23

For those examples you provided, it appears that the percentage number was the subject. So, those would be correct.

Your original sentence:
99.9% of these comments is pure nonsense.

The word 'comments' was the subject. Try taking it out. 99.9% is pure nonsense. It doesn't express a complete thought. 99.9% of what? The sentence: "Comments are pure nonsense" does express a complete thought. It might be unrepresentative of your message, but it is still a complete sentence. '

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@bmdrocks21

Sir, I'm referring to the percentage number, not the word "comments."

For example: 99.9% of the comments (is) an ideal number or 100% of the proceeds (is) the best estimation.

The word "are" wouldn't sound right.

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@mairj23

The subject was 'comments', which is plural. Therefore, the verb should have been 'are'.

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@bmdrocks21

I don´t want welfare for anybody, so I would agree with your statement regarding this.

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@bmdrocks21

Depends on if the 99.9% (is) referred to in a singular form vs a plural form.

Oops!

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@Alec

Better yet, we just don't give them welfare.

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@mairj23

are*

99.9% of these comments is pure nonsense.

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@bmdrocks21

If PR became a state, then more voluntary investment would come to the island and less welfare would be necessary.

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@bmdrocks21

By massively reducing military spending and abolishing the policy of being able to fight in two major conflicts at once.

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@PoliceSheep

Ok, with all these new spending plans, how exactly can we afford to give Puerto Rico more funding?

I'm not all about these $1 trillion deficits, my dude.

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@bmdrocks21

We should be giving them more funding, not less. All of the US needs funding, starting with a nationalised health service!

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@PoliceSheep

We should stop giving them welfare instead.

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@drafterman

I am arguing that Puerto Rico should apply and be accepted as the 51st State under the New States Clause.

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@Alec

I completely agree with #1

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@PoliceSheep

There are two components here: PR petitioning for statehood and the US accepting. Which are you arguing for?

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@oromagi

American samoa is too far from Hawaii to be part of that state. I would merge the US islands and Puerto Rico. I would let the Dakotas be seperate states. They are too different and what´s the point of merging them? I would abolish all native reservations. They keep the natives too poor and there would be more investment to the regions if the native territory was part of the US.

I would make all pacific territories & possessions part of Hawaii. All Atlantic t & ps a new state with San Juan as Capitol. I would make DC part of MD. And consolidate north and South Dakota with bismark as capitol. And Montana and Wyoming with Billings as capitol. Then I would make a new state out of all native reservations and federally managed land. Retain 50 states

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@PoliceSheep

I think Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Mariana Islands should become states. Thoughts?