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Sen. Hillary Clinton's Bill Would 'Buy' Puerto Rican Votes with Tax Refunds
In what critics could likely call a "vote-buying” move, Hillary Clinton has proposed a bill that would provide some Puerto Rico residents with child-credit refunds on their Social Security and Medicare taxes. Puerto Ricans pay no federal income tax. The bill – sponsored solely by Clinton – could pay out more than $50 million over the next 10 years. Political insiders say Clinton’s motive is obvious, the New York Post reports: "Puerto Rican support is crucial to her re-election – and a potential White House run in 2008. Puerto Ricans are born American citizens, ready-made voters when they move to the United States.”
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