by the way, I always knew the bonuses for government employees were mandatory because of a law not in the constitution. I read the Puerto Rican constitution many times and I never found that but it wouldn't surprise me, they already have as constitutional rights welfare.. Here is a link to the P.R. Constitution in English. You read it and now you know why they are in the mess they are today.
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
* The right of every person to obtain work.
* The right of every person to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, and especially to food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.
* The right of every person to social protection in the event of unemployment, sickness, old age or disability.
* The right of motherhood and childhood to special care and assistance.
Not every person has a "right" to a job. It has to be based on skills, education and experience and availability in the workforce. The government doesn't have to give you a job just because. No wonder the Puerto Rican government has a big workforce in the government's payroll, they have it in their constitution that work is a "right".
Then the Puerto Rican Constitution has that welfare is a "right", instead of a privilege based on income and qualifications. Sorry, if you don't qualify for welfare then you don't get it, is not a "right", it's a privilege based on certain qualifications that can change anytime by the government. That shouldn't be in the Constitution.
You will never see in the U.S. Constitution that you have a right that the government has to give you food, clothes, housing, healthcare and a job....that is so socialist.
going back to the bonuses, P.R. giving out 100 million in bonuses when they are begging 94 billion in federal aid doesn't look good. It reinforces the obvious that the Puerto Rican government can't manage the budget and the U.S. taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing their X-mas bonuses for all their government employees.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...fter-asking-h/
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