Talk:Politics of Puerto Rico/Archives/2007/December

Tax autonomy
The powers that Puerto Rico has to tax are no greater and no less than those of a state, so PR does not enjoy "greater tax autonomy". Whatever federal taxes not applicable to Puerto Rico do not derive from its political status (all existing exemptions pre-date the constitutional events of 1950-52). Congress could impose the federal income tax simply by approving a law to that effect, as it reimposed taxes on manufacturing between 1996-2005 (phase-out and elimination of IRC Sec. 936) without seeking or obtaining Puerto Rico's "consent". Puerto Rico, in fact, has less influence on federal taxation than a state because it does not have a voting congressional delegation that could influence Congressional decision-making.Pr4ever (talk) 23:11, 25 December 2007 (UTC)