We need to stop comparing the speed of recovery of PR to that of Texas and Florida.  Texas and Florida have a culture of self help and have created an economy that can recover quickly with help from FEMA, not with FEMA doing everything.  PR has an attitude of Manana and a culture of corruption that over the years has created a marginal economy and no ability to bounce back.  It is essentially a welfare state not a self sufficient state.  The only way to put PR on a firm footing is to bypass the current PR politicians and leadership and let the US military and FEMA create a viable infrastructure.  The mayor of San Juan is a poster child for the poverty of leadership in PR.