Monday, July 14, 2014

Puerto Rico Becoming Argentina

Breitbart reports the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has taken further steps in the direction of becoming a banana republic, the latest being a law giving local courts the power to order default on municipal bonds.

The unintended consequence of the law will be a total inability in future to borrow money at less than usurious rates. Earlier the island essentially gave up on English proficiency, a key factor in economic growth.