Puerto Rico's Student Activists See Default As Only Option
Puerto Rico's Student Activists See Default As Only Option
Many fear debt negotiations could lead to cuts in education spending.
Desperate for a lifeline from the U.S. Congress, university students in Puerto Rico are pushing local politicians to take an extreme step – default on their debt.
With the island’s fiscal troubles going from bad to worse, student leaders say default is the only way to force Congress to pass restructuring legislation that prioritizes public services over satisfying creditors.
“The reality of whether the University of Puerto Rico opens next year or not is directly...
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