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It’s the economy, “¿estúpido”?

"It’s the economy, stupid," was a phrase in American politics widely used during the 1992 presidential campaign. Apparently it has been adopted by the residents of Puerto Rico. The economy seems to have become the major concern for Puerto Ricans for the current year. An October 2008 telephone poll of residents of the island showed that 61% of respondents, 6 out of every ten consider the economy the biggest problem facing Puerto Rico today. Crime and Drugs was ranked the second issue in importance, picked by 16% of those polled.
To read the complete Puerto Rico Herald report, go to
http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2008/vol12n01/PRR1101-Puerto-Rico-Report-en.html