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Wow Puerto Rico is getting a #Greece structural adjustment : privatization of public utilities, deregulation of labour markets, welfare-to-work.
The joy of being in a monetary union with a hegemon that cares little about you compounded by fact that Puerto Rico doesn't get external support like Carribbean Development Bank.
While official discourse says privatization of electricity grid will lower costs, when pushed officials recognize legitimate questions of 'how many of the 60% not in formal labour market will get off grid' and how many people will leave Puerto Rico w structural adjustment
