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Who cares who pays? Not having Trump's wall already costs us big
The Hill ^ | January 12, 2017 | Joseph Borelli

Posted on 02/05/2017 7:04:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

“Build the wall”

The chant that resonated in arenas and airplane hangers throughout the country over the course of the presidential campaign is on the brink of becoming reality, despite the fact that there’s a growing argument over who will pay, when they will pay, and how it will be paid for.

Many of those now troubled about a congressional appropriation for its construction are losing site of the fact that the heroin trade through our southern border is arguably costing more in lives, money and potential than any amount the 115th Congress could approve....

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: border; heroin; narcotics; opioids
Written before the inauguration.
1 posted on 02/05/2017 7:04:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 02/05/2017 7:09:15 PM PST by Bobalu (See liberal MSM heads explode...make Milo Yiannopoulos Trump's Press Secretary!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

From ‘The Hill’ no less. Interesting.


3 posted on 02/05/2017 7:15:48 PM PST by Boomer (You can't shame a fascist leftist (liberal) because they don't understand the concept of honor.)
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Build it now, tax remittances and we’ll get the money back.
Cut funding to sanctuary cities and the savings alone pays for the wall.
Just build it now.
And end DACA now.


4 posted on 02/05/2017 7:22:27 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Patrols could be increased without waiting.


5 posted on 02/05/2017 7:30:20 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think the savings on welfare, educating, medical, etc., will pay for the wall over and over again.


6 posted on 02/05/2017 7:50:00 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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“I think the savings on welfare, educating, medical, etc., will pay for the wall over and over again.”

Prior to November 8, when OButthole only spent $14 billion in one day, that was a good day for Republicans. Now, it’s like a huge national event when Trump wants to spend it for a rational purpose!


7 posted on 02/05/2017 7:55:38 PM PST by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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I know - I love the way the dems were all concerned about the national debt when talking about repealing and replacing Obamacare. Geez Louise, they said nothing when their messiah more than doubled the debt!


8 posted on 02/05/2017 8:01:01 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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Build the wall ASAP, and let Mexico pay later.

That was always everyone’s interpretation of, “Mexico will pay for it.”


9 posted on 02/05/2017 8:15:14 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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The author’s “losing site” of the importance of spelling.


10 posted on 02/05/2017 10:23:20 PM PST by WKTimpco
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