Why Puerto Rico pay any taxes to america?

Puerto Rico does not pay any taxes to the United States federal government. As a U.S. territory, Puerto Ricans are American citizens, but they do not have the same tax obligations as U.S. citizens living in the 50 states.

Puerto Ricans do not pay federal income tax, Social Security tax, or Medicare tax. They do, however, pay a local income tax to the Puerto Rican government. The Puerto Rican income tax is similar to the U.S. federal income tax, but the rates are lower.

In addition, Puerto Ricans do not have to pay federal estate tax or gift tax. However, they do have to pay a local estate tax and gift tax to the Puerto Rican government.

The reason why Puerto Ricans do not pay federal taxes is because Puerto Rico is not a state. States are required to collect federal taxes, but territories are not. This is because the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to tax only the people of the states.

There have been some proposals to make Puerto Rico a state, which would require Puerto Ricans to pay federal taxes. However, these proposals have not been successful.