# Statehood for Puerto Rico? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 25, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465 "2020-09-25T02:48:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 126
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465/126 "2022-06-21T14:31:06Z")
I took the conversation over here instead. Also I was somewhat wrong. > [@Federal Hand-Out States and Contributors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-hands-out-states-and-contributors/966560): > > Continuing the discussion from [Statehood for Puerto Rico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465/120): I didn’t want to cause a hijack of the [Statehood for Puerto Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465) so decided to start this one. I was stating the North East is the primary supporter of the US Federal Budget. California being less important, especially per capita. California has recovered though from their low point in the late teens so they contribute more than I realized. No matter what, the majority of the big takers are South Eastern states and Red States in gener… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-puerto-rico/921465)._