all of puerto rico's money troubles can't be solved by dancing. this isn't an '80s movie. they're going to need some serious help. in the 1970s congress created tax breaks that drew many major corporation foss the island. at its peak, puerto rico was producing 25% of the world's pharmaceutical drugs and 90% of america's including 100% of our viagra. yay! but by 2006 congress had phased out those tax breaks so those companies started moving out and no amount of viagra could help to keep the country from going flaccid. >> we're in the midst of a serious financial crisis and the federal government is responding with decisive action. >> federal government policy encouraged puerto rico to do what federal government policy encouraged broke-ass college students to do -- borrow more money. just like a person with an english degree making you a mocha, the debt got so big