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I have spoken to several people that work for Con-Edison in NYC that have spent time in PR working on restoring power. Each person has told me it's not simply fixing was what damaged. They are rebuilding the grid from scratch. That includes poles, wires, substations, terminals etc...These guys were astonished at the neglect of PR's electric grid. A build-out like that doesn't happen overnight. The blame for this neglect falls at the feet of Puerto Rico's elected officials. Those are the people that controlled the purse strings. To blame anyone else is a deflection on their part.
I'd have to agree with this. But I'd also have to say that aid could have been much more quickly and competently organized and delivered.
The response to this was abysmal. Yes his administration does. It did fine for the Houston and Florida storms, but was totally aloof on PR.
That's just not true. Considering thatv PR is an island and there were already FEMA crews in the mist of responding to other disaster areas that happened right before PR was hit. Considering those circumstances the response was outstanding. If PR was a single stand-alone storm event this would be a different story.
In your opinion, intentionally done, to get the residents so fired up, that they vote to become an Independent Country and revoke their American Citizenship?
Yes, it is in my opinion. It's a majority Spanish Speaking Country and 1/2 of it's residents don't "clearly" look White. Add 2 plus 2?
Maybe the Trump Administration cared as much about the handling of the Puerto Rico crisis as Puerto Rico did in preparing for a crisis?
Seems to me if you are an island that depends on the mainland for virtually everything that you would put some effort into your own preparations and responses.
PR started with a crappy infrastructure. When all is said and done, they will be much better off.
That's unless the graft and corrupt politicians don't screw over the the people.
Crappy and desperately corrupt. This is a deeply dishonest thread. Libs and Trump haters will just mindlessly bash Trump again while there are plenty of articles detailing the desperate corruption of PR officials while the residents suffer. No amount of federal aid will help as long as it's being robbed.
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