“The reality is that we just need to look around. Supermarkets are open, and things are going back to normal,” said Alejandro De La Campa, FEMA’s director in Puerto Rico.
“If we’re giving free water and food, that means that families are not going to supermarkets to buy,” De La Campa said. “It is affecting the economy of Puerto Rico. So we need to create a balance. With the financial assistance we’re providing to families and the municipalities, they’re able to go back to the normal economy.” -NPR article above
Annnnd…
Job well done!
Found this very good interview on the internets after chatting today with @Melz2 about Rosie Perez and Puerto Rico. It’s worth watching. (Sept 27, 2017)
At first, I cringed, but tourist dollars into Puerto Rico would be a good thing, right?
It will have the usual problems associated with trickle down economics, unless you only buy from local stores.
Today in history:
In 1954, four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the spectators’ gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five members of Congress.
