How to get Puerto Rico back to work

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After weeks of coverage of Cabinet picks and the presidential transition, are you tired of hearing about Washington politics?

Turn your attention to Puerto Rico, where a severely depressed economy and a bankrupt government has left residents mired in unemployment and poverty. In comes Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., with a policy idea to help Puerto Ricans earn their own success while experimenting with a new program that, if successful, could eventually help encourage work on the mainland as well.

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