Posted on 08/07/2018 10:44:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall between the US and Mexico could costs billions of dollars more than estimated, a new report from a government watchdog agency said on Monday.
The report from the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan group that forms part of Congress' oversight arm, said that "key information" is missing from the plans.
It further concluded that the US Department of Homeland Security "faces an increased risk that the Border Wall System Program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned, or not fully perform as expected."
Factors like a varying terrain and land ownership had not been taken fully into account, the report said, which drive up costs.
The overall cost of the wall is unknown, so the report simply notes that the administration plans to spend "billions" on its construction and calls for Customs and Border Control to analyze the costs for future sections of the wall.
Locations for future sections of the wall had been identified without factoring in where they would be needed to prevent illegal border crossings, the report also concluded....
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Govt projects always do. Since when do they worry about that?
A complete load of crap.I trust no gubmint agencies,not a friggin one of them.
I don’t trust AOL Commie News in the least.
The Chinese built a wall over varying terrain a, before Christ, with rocks. I’m pretty confident a wall on the Southern border will be ok.
As nice as it would be to have, with the addition of a wide and deep moat, filled with alligators and piranhas, we wouldn’t need it if we got rid of Birthright Citizenship, the refugee programs and took all the bennies away that go with both.
Stop all Welfare immediately and build the wall.
I forget, how much is ObamaCare under budget again?
It’s worth it at 10x the cost.
Rightfully so.
Make it a toll wall.
Who knew?
And not building it will cost 100x.
AOLNews?!
There’s an AOLNews? That’s awesome
One of the main raison d’etre of the fed gubbermint and yet they can’t/won’t build a wall(Not faulting Trump here). They refuse to protect the country from invasion or protect the American people...
150 billion dollars for terrorists in Iran?—No problem. 10 trillion dollars of extra debt over 8 years?—No problem.
Gov’t accountability office?? Obama lackeys everywhere.
Fire them all!
It will be worth it’s weight in gold when the Mexican civil war/cartel war kicks into high gear someday soon.
“Factors like a varying terrain and land ownership had not been taken fully into account, the report said, which drive up costs. “
Then go as far south into Mexico as needed...Take their land and make the wall as continuous as possible. After all, Mexico is at war with the U.S.
“Then go as far south into Mexico as needed.”
I like the way you think. Land mines on the border would also be very cost effective.
What you said plus add additional funds and add additional people from those more than willing to contribute money and/or their efforts to volunteer to BUILD THE WALL!
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