Blog post #6

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Image result for puerto rico's economyPuerto Rico's Economy is something I researched because it was something I was curious about considering the island is a commonwealth to the United States.Going forward I plan on elaborating more statistics in comparing Puerto Rico's economy versus the United States.One of the things I found difficult was differentiating between their government and their economy and how they cross in order to make the islands economy run effectively.Some interesting things included in this research go into federal programming and how it is different from the states in contrast to Puerto Rico.This can  affect its economy as its own governed nation.There are many ways Puerto Rico has tried to change their economy however there are acts created in U.S congress being that it is still a common wealth that has hindered its growth.

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