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Now, i know that tweet might sound a bit graceless in the face of such devastation, but on this one on the issue donald trump is right. puerto rico was an economic basket case before the storm. and i think there might actually be a silver lining here for the people of puerto rico. hurricane maria may offer the single greatest opportunity to rebuild the island, but it will take a grand bargain to pull it off. let's look at some of the numbers. puerto rico's economy has actually been contracting, contracting by roughly 1.5% a year for the last ten years. puerto ricans have been fleeing the islan...