Some of the societal changes in Puerto Rico from the hurricane that, combined with the larger context of America, may affect you.
-There's less health care, poorer health insurance, which is one reason people are moving to the states.
-Big corporations are ready to swoop in and turn Puerto Rico into a rich-poor Disney land, buying up land and putting up fancy expensive "American" resorts and paying Puerto Ricans minimum wages.
-Some young people are defiant in wanting to stay here. That is encouraging, even though they could make more money in Florida or New York.
-The island government is considering turning the power and electricity over to a for-profit company, which will have huge price and availability and rich-poor implications for people.
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