Sometimes whether a country is great, whether it is economically prosperous, whether it has international standing. It often has little to do with what the country is doing, and little to do with the history of the country. Most of the time the importance and development of a country is based on the geopolitics and geographical location of the country. In other words, a great country with a good economy is simply born in a good position that is important to other countries and has geographical advantages. The United States, for example, has a large coastal area, which facilitates economic development and the transport of goods. Also, the United States is surrounded by fewer countries, and the chances of conflict with other countries are very low. All this contributes to America's favorable geopolitical position.
We turn to Puerto Rico, which finds itself in an awkward geopolitical position. Aside from the remaining tourism, even the United States often forgets about its own land. The federal government seemed to be slow to respond to everything that happened in Puerto Rico, and there was no immediate federal support or assistance for the island after the storm. In such circumstances, poverty seems doomed.
Many Puerto Ricans are perversely looking forward to the storm, expecting it to blow away their homes. Only then did their desperate lives have some hope: federal grants, home reconstruction and bank loans.