How to handle Puerto Rico's debt crisis

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Author(s) Los Angeles Times editorial board
Source Los Angeles Times
Date July 2, 2015
URL http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-puerto-rico-debt-20150702-story.html
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Quotes-start.png Ultimately, though, the hedge funds and mutual funds that bought Puerto Rico's tax-free bonds will have to support the government's effort to reignite the economy. That means dropping their opposition to the needed change in bankruptcy law, accepting some losses and helping the government develop a restructuring plan that emphasizes growth in addition to responsibility. Quotes-end.png


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