Puerto Rico’s financial situation is tragic. The island is addicted to debt and, like with every addict on the road to recovery, their first step needs to be admitting it.

However, it doesn’t seem like they have hit bottom yet, because their tragic story continues to develop. Before this turns into a real-life VH1 “Behind the Music”-type story, Puerto Rico’s leaders need to turn things around.

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