Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I’m going to stay here, even if I make only $1,” Mr. Rivera said. On Friday, Puerto Rico’s education secretary announced a proposal to close 184 schools. “They don’t think that fiscal plan is appropriate; they think they should get more money and that the people of Puerto Rico should get less,” he said. “What was happening in Puerto Rico is the definition of a Ponzi scheme,” he said. PhotoMr. Domenech, 50, the general contractor, who lives in Aguadilla in western Puerto Rico, said he had no idea where people like him stood in the new Puerto Rican reality.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2017 20:45 UTC