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What a Border-Wall GoFundMe Campaign Says About America
theatlantic.com ^ | 12/22/2018 | Amanda Mull

Posted on 12/24/2018 9:06:10 AM PST by rktman

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To: proust

Yep, it says our politicians are worse than useless.

“Virtuously” protecting criminal invaders who prey on tax paying, law abiding citizens through ID thefts, assaults and enrolling in an astonishing number of every gimme dat program said politicians have told them they are entitled to.

And all the invaders have to do is vote the way those pols tell them to because as ovomit told them - “you won’t get in trouble if you do vote illegally.” (probably paraphrased)


21 posted on 12/24/2018 9:34:34 AM PST by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: spokeshave2

At that rate how long to reach the goal?


22 posted on 12/24/2018 9:34:53 AM PST by deport
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To: rktman

I’m a proud deplorable that donated to the wall fund


23 posted on 12/24/2018 9:35:02 AM PST by Jeff Vader
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To: proust
It says the system is hopeless broken and that the people are not being listened to.


24 posted on 12/24/2018 9:37:48 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: rktman

Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.


25 posted on 12/24/2018 9:39:18 AM 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: usconservative

It says the system is hopeless broken and that the people are not being listened to.

This country is so far into the toilet that I feel we will never recover.


26 posted on 12/24/2018 9:41:43 AM PST by JayAr36 (Organized Crime is now in charge of the District of Corruption)
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To: rktman

What it says is, people are tired of being ignored by so-called govt leaders. We are taking matters into our own hands and THAT is what pisses these RATS off.


27 posted on 12/24/2018 9:42:28 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: RatRipper

Exactly


28 posted on 12/24/2018 9:43:59 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: spokeshave2

I am going to give money to it even if I know it is either going to be returned to me, or sit in limbo forever.


29 posted on 12/24/2018 9:45:43 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rktman

The Atlantic should be called ‘The Toilet’. It is full of crap.


30 posted on 12/24/2018 9:51:12 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: deport
At that rate how long to reach the goal?

There are too many variables at work

It's basically nonlinear

Have to see how it plays out over the next few weeks

See if there is any week to week growth, ie acceleration.

Worst case if its flat then 60 weeks gets over the $1B goal.

31 posted on 12/24/2018 9:52:20 AM PST by spokeshave2 (https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall.... $16,577,233 of $1.0B goal by 272,661 people in 7 days)
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To: rktman

I guess Princess Mandy didn’t think the ‘far-fetched’ GoFundMe account for “Doctor” Ford and the her anti-Kavanaugh Mob was over the top.


32 posted on 12/24/2018 9:56:11 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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“circumvent the country’s broken systems”?

Those illegally breaking into this nation are the circumventers, lousy Commie DemonRatbastard


33 posted on 12/24/2018 9:57:08 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: proust

>>It says the system is hopeless broken and that the people are not being listened to.

This is the secret behind Lyft-Uber-etc and AirBnB. Hotel and taxi taxes are too damn high. And it is globally a problem, these services aren’t just in the US.

Why does Houston have highest hotel tax in nation (17 percent in 2001)?
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2001/08/13/editorial4.html


34 posted on 12/24/2018 10:01:21 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: spokeshave2

Playing with the numbers a bit it would take around 12 million
donors at the current rate. Possible with right efforts.
Thanks ...


35 posted on 12/24/2018 10:06:21 AM PST by deport
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To: RatRipper

“AND it says that Congress and the Federal government is utterly and hopelessly corrupt - We the People have ZERO confidence in our government and court system.”

BINGO thank you now I don’t have to comment because this says it all. Merry Christmas.


36 posted on 12/24/2018 10:07:26 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberal is lies.)
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To: rktman

The only “broken system” is our politicians, judges, and bureaucrats who take an oath to the constitution and then refuse to do their job, purposefully and with malice aforethought. F them.


37 posted on 12/24/2018 10:08:21 AM PST by Freedom4US
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It shows how stupid Americans are with their money when they are willing to feed uncle Sam some more undeserved cash. Come on people...the federal government is awash with cash already. So sad. Merry Christmas!!!


38 posted on 12/24/2018 10:19:06 AM PST by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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To: spokeshave2
😹👍🏼. But, probably easier to figure than "climate change" ! 😹😹😹
39 posted on 12/24/2018 10:38:16 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Jeff Vader

“DITTO”


40 posted on 12/24/2018 12:40:09 PM PST by cabbieguy ("I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up")
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