Politics Securing The Border With A Wall, Duh

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  1. riverman

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    Trump claimed he'd own the shutdown on camera...said it would be his call...now he's throwing blame at the folks who came to negotiate after he flat out refused to negotiate....Trump is fucking govt workers...not Congress...the wall is Trump's way of saying he'll blackmail the country if they don't fund his shallow campaign promise
     
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    Did his family write your post?
     
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    Our border will be protected now by thousands of steel lightning rods...and by the way...steel can be cut with a torch, hacksaw, Sawzall or any number of tools...I figure on of those steel posts will make a thousand machetes or a couple of plows or half a million bullets eh? Let's spend billions to put American steel in the middle of nowhere for anybody to chop up and sell. Local thiefs in Oregon steal copper electrical wire and steel cable all the time. If it were my call I might use that much steel fixing some fucking bridges or train tracks.
     
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    Here's the problem, Sly, the Wall is a total waste of money. Now, if Trump can get either the Mexicans, per his promise, or some of his ardent followers to pay for a virtually useless Wall, fine. Otherwise, Trump should STFU 'cause no one who has the ability to reason can see the value of a useless Wall.
    If you want to further secure the border, let's invest in electronic means and increased border patrol agents.
     
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    Exactly and the same tactics he used to screw employees and contractors that worked for him. He is simply a bully.
     
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    I've never met anyone who is opposed to quality healthcare for all American Citizens.

    Just practical, rational people with basic math skills who know a Ponzi scheme when they see one.

    40% of all money supposedly spent on healthcare in the US is swallowed up by the insurance industry.

    US Citizens get 60 cents of healthcare for every $1.00 they are taxed for Obamacare, minus the insane deductibles.

    Adequate Socialized healthcare cannot successfully exist without the complete elimination of the health insurance industry.
     
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    Turns out at least 7 helped hide him, even though they had "sanctuary".
     
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    HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU DONATED FOR THE WALL THAT YOU WANT?
     
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    I agree, and address sanctuary cities which is nothing more than magnet.
     
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    $18,064,774 of $1.0B goal

    Raised by 297,604 people in 12 days :cheers:
     
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    There's a sucker born every minute of the day
     
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    $ raised to prevent a wall from being built = $0. :dunno:
     
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    HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU DONATED FOR THE WALL?

    put up or shut up
     
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    Yep. Anyone that gives to GoFundMe and watches them take their cut.

    I don't want a "wall" but I wouldn't donate to that site anyway.
     
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    We all know Trump would likely try and divert the funds raised for his personal use. Kind of like his fake foundation.
     
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    Yet it costs nothing to build nothing.....simple if you ask me. If you'd care to donate to my build nothing fund, I'd gladly give you a thank you letter with a gold star.
     
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    That's not true since their cut of the money spent is set by law.
     
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    I guarantee the only reason why he's throwing a fit about the wall right now is because he knows that if he doesn't get it built before the next re-election, he'll have nothing to stand on.
     
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    Not sure what all the fuss is about? China already found the answer.

    Build the wall, then turn it into a tourist attraction. Then use the tourist revenues on something that will work.
     
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