I can see small businesses run by local people cranking out new drugs, automobiles, drilling for their own oil and refining it into gas. Yeah.

And I can see them fending off Jihadist RPG attacks from hostile neighboring nations with pitch forks and zip guns made in their own basements.

What has you by the balls is Geezerisim. I myself fight it every day. "Back in my day we had fresh milk right out of the cow instead of this chemical laced crap you get now." "I remember when kids actually died from childhood diseases."

Lighten up. You are living in the past and as far as I know you can emigrate to Cuba to get out from under that corporate control.

There are several burger chains and other fast food chains to choose from. I like to get Popeye's chicken with a side of onion rings and coleslaw to go. Or a chicken Salad at Chick Fila. I hate to go into a restaurant and sit and wait to order and sit some more and wait for the food and you don't get your drink so you wait for that and then you wait for the check and then they expect a tip for all that waiting. The only one I can tolerate is Cracker Barrel.

So it's different strokes for different folks but you would want to deny me what I like.

Now, what goes on in Puerto Rico that is inferior to what goes on in Cuba or vice versa.