madgastronomer:

mango-papi:

hurtbyjohnnycash:

People are looking over the fact that Puerto Rico is going through a severe drought and financial crises.
Of course, many people outside of the Americas dont even know Puerto Rico exists, and that fine

BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE UNITED STATES ISN’T DOING MUCH TO HELP. 

The government of Puerto Rico is rationing water all over the island, but not for tourist locations. 

So people are not only worried for their local schools closing down x or buying groceries but now have to worry about taking a shower, or drinking water because they can only get water every 2 days . 

But is the United States helping? Nope not at all, allowing us to borrow money at 6% interest, but instead increased it to be over 15%. And among other things that you can google about how TERRIBLE the US has been treating the island.

Oh and how the US government has given California 110 million dollars in drought aid, and even though multiple sources have stated that the drought in Puerto Rico is significantly worse than the one in mainland USA , America hasn’t sent any aid, but now our representative is BEGGING the US to send aid.

The problem of the island could be directly linked to the lack of representation in congress, but what can we do

We can at least sign this petition for the US to send desalination ships to the worst areas in Puerto Rico

and perhaps once the crises is over, we can address the unhealthy relationship Puerto Rico and the US have. 

This is mostly a ramble/rant, Im just so infuriated at the way the government is handling this situation 

Many reservoirs are within 30 days of completely drying up so please sign the petition, and read up on the situation. Perhaps try to email your state’s representative to raise the awareness in congress. We cannot let people who pay taxes and barely reap the benefits die because of this drought

In addition to water being supplied around the clock to tourist establishments like hotels and resorts, wealthier and demographically whiter neighborhoods like Isla Verde and Condado aren’t being rationed, while historically black areas like Rio Piedras and Santurce have gone up to 3 days without a drop of water.

And because I seriously think not enough people realize this: Puerto Rico IS A PART OF THE UNITED STATES. This is OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT refusing to provide aid to ITS OWN CONSTITUENCY.