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Bucky

(54,027 posts)
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:28 AM Dec 2018

Wait, I thought Mexico was gonna pay for the wall.

It's almost like Trump just said some bullshit and now he's shutting down the government because no one wants to swallow it.

What does the wall cost, two billion dollars? Do you realize how many military parades that could pay for?!

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Luciferous

(6,082 posts)
1. Not only that, but they haven't even used the money that's already been given to them for the wall.
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:36 AM
Dec 2018

I like his tweet about how renegotiating NAFTA saves us enough for his wall. Well then why is he threatening to shut down the government for the wall money? Nothing he says makes any sense and I can't believe how many people fall for his BS.

ooky

(8,924 posts)
12. I agree it is hard to fathom that there are people that stupid.
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 09:41 AM
Dec 2018

Its been an eye opener about the extent of ignorance and/or stupidity that exists in this country. Not at all flattering on the world stage.

mindem

(1,580 posts)
4. There is nothing
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:56 AM
Dec 2018

preventing any good republicans from working all those great agricultural jobs. Hey, the living conditions are great and the pay is amazing. Plus, they would get to "work hard" like they always talk about. The jobs are there, just go work them.

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
3. Democrats should include that tidbit in every statement to the press.
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:38 AM
Dec 2018

There's no need for American taxpayers to pay for the wall because Don promised Mexico would foot the bill.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
5. They WILL pay for it in the future
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:59 AM
Dec 2018

that seems to be the line for now. Americans front the bill to pay for it, then Mexico pays us back over a period of time.

Bucky

(54,027 posts)
10. That's not how you run a business.
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 09:25 AM
Dec 2018

That's how you think business works if you've never had to manage a real job in your life. If you provide a customer a service that they pay back later, but they always have to put in a downpayment or retainer up front. You don't just build an expensive product and hope the customers will show up one day, without any kind of market research.

Hell, who knows?! What if we end up building a big beautiful wall, and the Mexicans don't even like it?

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
6. They are. We are just fronting them the money
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 09:02 AM
Dec 2018

They will pay us back $1 a year for however long it takes to pay off the loan. If you think of it in those terms, it's a great investment.

Seriously though, something like that is coming, I'm sure.

Bucky

(54,027 posts)
9. Lol!
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 09:22 AM
Dec 2018

I'm thinking about all the payroll taxes and unreclaimed Social Security payments that undocumented workers make to the United States Treasury every year. Stopping undocumented workers coming into the country might cost us an additional 70 billion dollars

Bucky

(54,027 posts)
8. Well, then, that's even more parades we'll be missing out on.
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 09:19 AM
Dec 2018

Who knows, maybe some of those parades could even help a few homeless vets find a job

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