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Title: Fault Lines - Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment

Added: Jun 27, 2011

Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Duration: 23:29

Description:
Dozens of university students are arrested for demonstratingagainst a tuition hike. But Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortunoremains steadfast in charging students more to help close a$3.2 billion budget gap. The students' fight is representativeof a larger debate in Puerto Rico, and in the US, about howto solve a severe budget crisis -- and at what cost. Gov.Fortuno, a hawkish fiscal conservative, laid off 20,000government workers in 2009, and suspended all labornegotiations, just like governors on the US mainland aredoing today. But two years later Puerto Rico's labor unions are still scrambling to reorganize a largely unemployed population -- nearly 17 percent. Puerto Rico is in its fifth year of recession, and expected to be the world's slowest growing economy if its situation doesn't improve. At question is the degree of economic and social responsibility the US has to its commonwealth state. Fault Lines travels to Puerto Rico to investigate America's legacy as the Island's ruler, and the harsh economic policies that are being imposed on the people who live there.This episode of Fault Lines, "Puerto Rico: The Fiscal Experiment" first aired June 27, 2011 on Al Jazeera English.http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AJFaultLinesFollow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/AJFaultLinesFollow us on Tumblr: http://ajfaultlines.tumblr.comSee all episodes of Fault Lines: http://www.youtube.com/show/faultlines?s=2010Meet the Fault Lines staff: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL2A3A165068A8A650

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Youtube Comments: 563

afsoldier19 Says:

Dec 25, 2011 - And then what happened...The students ended up paying the university fees, most of them arrested with their records stained, misguided by a bunch of self called "Fearless leaders"....PR university students are no more , but Bloodsucking maggots, whose belifes are based in not to join the military service, but to live out of the Federal Goverment Cow, This documentary is made by a bunch of Allah lovers from overseas trying to divert the public opinion....ALJazeera" Fuck Allah and Fuck the Islam

chowman007 Says:

Dec 26, 2011 - Mi gente es obvio q todos tenemos problemas. y toda esquina tiene una soluccion a estos problemas. el gobierno no tiene solucciones solo la autoridad y recursos en como aplicar las soluciones. nuestro problema es como escuchar y ver todas las soluciones sin objeciones lo q solo resulta en desunion.

lineinthesand92 Says:

Dec 28, 2011 - Una vez más, no solo somos testigos pero somos también víctimas del imperialismo, del sistema, del neoliberalismo. Hermanos, el capitalismo entró en su mayor crisis, por todo el mundo vemos insurgentes, rebeldes, personas y/o grupos de personas que despertaron del adormecimiento imperialista. Es tan solo cuestión de tiempo, viviremos y venceremos! Para todos todo!

juanmincia Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - I'm not into politics and I don't understand 100% what's going on but judging by the comments, it seems like Puerto Ricans no longer like Americans. . . . . . Wanna end up like Cuba? lol

juanmincia Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - OK sorry that wasn't funny, why can't we all just get along? Just don't confuse the American GOVERNMENT with the American PEOPLE. Most governments in the world are fucked up. But what do i know.

cabronicals Says:

Jan 21, 2012 - Cada vez que veo este video me da tanta rabia y dolor. Como es que algo tan simple como para un gobierno como atender a sus posibles soluciones por medio de una nueva comunidad profesional se desvanece, por culpa de procesos burocráticos. Peleamos entre hermanos, amigos y la autoridad. Mientras el gobierno nos pisotea y no responde al llamado de pueblo, solo por velar sus propios intereses. ¿Quienes somos los culpables? Nada mas y nada menos que nosotros mismo!, ¿Porqué?,

cabronicals Says:

Jan 21, 2012 - @cabronicals, Porqué somos los mismo que elegimos a la misma basura de gobierno para que nos represente cuatrienio tras cuatrienio. Gente!!!! Cuando vamos abrir los ojos y crearemos conciencia que no se vota por fanatismo ni partidismos!, Si no por aquellos que proveerían lo correcto y velaran por los intereses del pueblo... No hay sensatez y lo peor de todo! nos estamos quedando sin educación publica y muchos del sector de la clase baja o pobre se queda esperando por el mantengo!

cabronicals Says:

Jan 21, 2012 - @cabronicals, No se quiere educar y solo comete una y otra vez el mismo error de votar por esta ristras de raqueteros y mal educados que nos faltan el respeto una y otra vez y después que están en el poder se olvidan quienes los eligieron y porqué fueron electos. Estamos sufriendo la condena de nuestras propias decisiones. Así que si este años piensas votar! Vota de manera concienzuda y no con los pies para que después no se estén quejando de que basura escogimos para que nos representen! ;)

cabronicals Says:

Jan 21, 2012 - @juanmincia, Most of Puertoricans, (including me) try to put some excuses for the errors of their own culpability. Because of the election of some mediocre government that forgot the reason why they are there. I recognize that the USA has helped us but at a certain point through the history of our island it has taken shities decision too. My in satisfaction of these situation, its not getting along with american people because I'm very friendly and I'm not a xenophobic person, neither a racist.

cabronicals Says:

Jan 21, 2012 - @cabronicals, But Puertorican government it's trying to create a only one educated high class only to impose by a "Democratic Dictation" we can say because thats a (blunder for a term like that and actually it's kind of ironic or sarcastic). BTW in that way they can have control of people, because when you have an uneducated and ignorant society, you can manipulate them by trying to silences them with a little of help with their needs and keep with the corruption on the country! ;)

Kairi1416 Says:

Jan 24, 2012 - This is the best and most accurate documentary of Puerto Rico that I've ever seen. Puerto Rico is not the paradise cruise ships and travel agencies make it look like. Just like every other country, there's more to Puerto Rico than meets the eye. Thank you for demonstrating our fight in the University (although we lost) and the truth in Vieques.

lindylooove Says:

Jan 26, 2012 - We should ALL seek independence from US. I live in America & I really wanna move but what I have been taught is to never leave a problem and the least you could do is to help however you can. I'm going to be a politician someday and I'll do my best to make things right. Anything is possible.

10vegajj Says:

Feb 23, 2012 - Puerto Rico is NOT American Soil -___- Es Tierra Boricuaaaaaa ! PR Libre.

ctr772001 Says:

Feb 25, 2012 - @rockaddict139 agreed

RizalMartinez67 Says:

Feb 26, 2012 - Fortuno for President!!!

ctr772001 Says:

Feb 26, 2012 - @sesshomarupr YOU ARE A SHEEPLE IF U KNOW WHAT IT'S MEAN... LOL

ctr772001 Says:

Feb 26, 2012 - NO VOTES... AL VOTAR MANTOENES AL SISTEMA, AL VOTAR SIGNIFICA QUE LE ESTAS ENTREGANDO TU SER AL SISTEMA, SI EL VOTO REALMENTE CAMBIATA EL SISTEMA SERIA ILEGAL. NO SEAN "SHEPLE"

fernandoago Says:

Mar 6, 2012 - ESTA HIJA E PUTA NO ENSEÑA LO QUE LOS TITERES UNIVERSITARIOS HICIERON VANDALIZANDO Y ROMPIENDO CRISTALES,Y PROPIEDAD DE LA UNI.Y DE NOSOTROS LOS CONTRIBULLENTES...ASI CUALQUIERA,SOLO ENSEÑANDO LO QUE LE CONVIENE.....DESGRASIADA....

njdevil281 Says:

Mar 18, 2012 - Without a constant supply of US and international aid Puerto Rico would be an impoverished shit hole. Puerto Rico spends 30 billion a year and only receives 8 billion in taxes.

yingdiskette Says:

Mar 18, 2012 - Clearly an exaggerated documentary by a sensationalist "reporter" who "interviewed" the most militant, opportunistic, and anti-social citizens of the island of Puerto Rico. Bottom line is this, Hawaii, and Alaska are not meant to be states and this is from the "natives" themselves. It behooves Puerto Ricans to become a state, otherwise if they become independent they will still rely militarily and economically from the U.S. (given a dictator takes over).

yingdiskette Says:

Mar 18, 2012 - Estoy contigo en ese punto.

CASE20061 Says:

Apr 4, 2012 - en puerto rico no hay trabajo, todo esta caro, no se puede estudiar es muy caro y los q pueden terminar de estudiar terminan trabajando en supermercados. Siguen empeorando las leyes pero no mejora el trabajo y le echan la culpa al pueblo. Ahora tengo q dejar a mis niños y a mi familia para irme a trabajar a los estados unidos pq el gobierno es tan corrupto q no traen trabajo pero bregan con millones para sus proyectos y salarios.

Igneris17 Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - I'm from PR and this is def not exaggerated! That was a hard moment for us, the students, lot of violence from the police. It's so sad that PR, being a beautiful island with awesome people have a lose

Igneris17 Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - Have a loser givernment! They dont work for the people, they work for themselves!!

mansoyo82 Says:

May 22, 2012 - 13:55 dude looks like Manny Paquiao LOL!!!

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