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Originally Posted by A1R3K
Let me ask you. i've been to costa rica, brasil, mexico(the nice parts), and thought of moving to all of these places so far. what is the benefit of puerto rico over the other countries. how does pusrto rico being a us territory really affect your life and add advantage?
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Puerto rican residents don't pay federal income tax...and their local tax collection system is inept.
I don't have to get my ex-wife's permission to bring my kids over here like I would have to do in Costa rica or any foreign country...Flying to PR is just like flying to Iowa..It's still considered a "Domestic" flight.
San Juan's airport is a "hub" so I can get good flight rates to any other country in the caribbean or in central/south america.
I didn't have to change my cellphone number since it works down here.
I like being able to put a 39cent stamp on my mail and KNOWING it will get to it's destination and I don't have to worry about shit getting "lost" if it's sent to me.
The roads are much better than other countries...There are highways here just as good as in the US.
I like being able to go to Walgreens and Walmart and Sizzler and Church's Chicken, etc. like I did in the states..
Nobody from the states needs a passport or visa to visit here or get back home...Cause I KNOW that my parents won't bother ever getting a passport.
Where I live, crime is low to nonexistent...I don't have to worry about a bunch of poor natives who are secretely plotting to stab me and take my money..Where I live in PR, everybody eats well...Especially since I live next door to a resort.
But the main two reasons is the tax advantage and the child travel advantage....If I didn't have kids, I would have moved to Costa Rica or Panama or even Guyana...But I don't want anything stupid happening to my kids over there...It won't happen here.