Puerto Rico: governor threatens to shut down public transportation

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For weeks, the governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, has threatened to shut down public transportation if the legislature does not approve a new tax on oil and oil products. This threat left the most vulnerable sectors in uncertainty, and various groups have organized to protest against the approval of the tax, which would harm the poor and benefit moneyed interests. teleSUR.