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Kajun Gal

(1,907 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2019, 06:23 PM Jan 2019

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Anyone notice that he upped the price?

5.6 billion
+ 800 million
+ 805 million

Some negotiator...

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Anyone notice that he upped the price? (Original Post) Kajun Gal Jan 2019 OP

He has deals cut for construction. BlueJac Jan 2019 #1

I know...read it earlier. Kajun Gal Jan 2019 #2

He was expecting the money sooner FiveGoodMen Jan 2019 #3

I'm guessing that this extra $1.605 Billion is the... EarnestPutz Jan 2019 #4

Wasn't it $5.3 billion originally? Then $5.6? And just today, $5.7. I noticed that. Demit Jan 2019 #5

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)

1. He has deals cut for construction.

Reply to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 06:24 PM

Jan 2019

Follow money

Kajun Gal

(1,907 posts)

2. I know...read it earlier.

Reply to BlueJac (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 06:25 PM

Jan 2019

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

3. He was expecting the money sooner

Reply to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 06:29 PM

Jan 2019

Gotta keep up with the vig.

EarnestPutz

(2,843 posts)

4. I'm guessing that this extra $1.605 Billion is the...

Reply to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 07:08 PM

Jan 2019

...$1.600 Billion that the Dems offered for border security
right from the beginning. The extra five million is just window
dressing, or for those new "other law enforcement agents"
(ICE, no doubt.) that he mentioned.

Demit

(11,238 posts)

5. Wasn't it $5.3 billion originally? Then $5.6? And just today, $5.7. I noticed that.

Reply to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 07:23 PM

Jan 2019

I wondered if that's what he thinks is shrewd negotiating. Keep upping the ask so the other party will panic and agree to the earlier price.

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