$694,000,000,000. It boggles the mind. Half a trillion dollars, and what will it actually accomplish? Nothing that’s needed.
It’s only $694,000,000—that’s millions.
But your point is still correct—almost three quarters of a billion dollars—for nothing that we should be responsible for.
OK folks, that was a typo by whoever wrote that article.
The correct number is $694 Million ( with an M ).
See this other site (REUTERS):
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/01/us-usa-immigration-house-idUSKBN0G14GL20140801
EXCERPT:
“The House funding bill aimed to add $35 million in federal reimbursements for states that deploy National Guard troops to secure the border with Mexico, bringing the total to $694 million, lawmakers said after a closed door meeting of Republicans.”
Over $100 million of that is going to the banana republics of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua to be squandered like all the other money we’ve given them.