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keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:23 PM Apr 2017

How to Build Trump's Wall - Privatize It

How to Build Trump’s Wall - Privatize It

Republicans have often found a way to tax people surreptitiously by privatizing many public works projects to corporations rather than have gov’t pay for it. A fee is a tax under another name.

The corporations/investors are granted a multi-year license with a guaranteed profit.

This could also be done with Trump’s Wall with Mexico.

Corporations/investors front the money to build it and they will be paid by Mexico.

It gives republicans a chance to save the gov’t money and show their confidence in Trump’s word that Mexico will pay for it by investing in it.

No gov’t backed bonds.

No cost to the gov’t,,, no need for taxes,,, profit for the patriotic investors who believe in Trump.

Win win all around.

Even Trump can show his patriotism and shrewd business savvy by investing in it.

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emulatorloo

(43,982 posts)
1. Mexico is not gonna pay for the wall, and border state congressional republicans aren't clamoring
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:27 PM
Apr 2017

for a wall either.

The wall is a dumb idea. Only one who thinks it is a good idea is the dummy who came up with it.

It is an interesting idea to have businesses pay for it but businesses want to make money, not pay for boondoggles

Sculpin Beauregard

(1,046 posts)
2. No, really, FUCK THE FUCKING WALL.
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:32 PM
Apr 2017

It's a goddamned garbage idea to begin with. Nobody who actually lives along the border wants it, and it's just a fucking stupid idea from a fucking sociopath's campaign. One who will be RICO'd into oblivion at some point hopefully not too far in the future.

Don't play along with the brain farts of a lunatic, it just gives them legitimacy.

LeftInTX

(24,560 posts)
3. Trump should pay for it out of his own pocket and build it by himself.
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:36 PM
Apr 2017

They could livestream in on YouTube.

Donnie's Texas summer project...
"So hot, you have to believe the sweat and sunburn"
We could watch him brick and mortar.
We can watch him sweat...alot
We can watch him loose weight

He could make it a reality show and call it Celebrity Fit Challenge: Build the Wall

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
4. Three non-republicans so far with little confidence in Trump
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:39 PM
Apr 2017

We need some loyal republicans to support Trump.

Initech

(99,915 posts)
5. Just put 100,000,000 ads on it. Problem solved.
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:43 PM
Apr 2017

Border wall - brought to you by McDonald's, indeed.com, namely.com, every prescription drug ever, Papa John's, Geico, Universal Studios, and Viagra single packs.

moonscape

(4,664 posts)
8. Love this! Cut out the
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:51 PM
Apr 2017

middlemen! Instead of paying coyotes, the soon-to-be undocumented would pay a fee to the wall-builders in order to climb over (or dig under.) Sorta how T envisions his infrastructure plan with all those toll roads.

MedusaX

(1,129 posts)
9. Thanks 4 the Propaganda ....
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 08:52 PM
Apr 2017

But a wall is not necessary... I know because I have lived in the area for almost half a century...
In any case...
neither Mexico Nor any private firms are going to pay for a wall.... certainly no one will front money for a project which is non-revenue generating in nature.....

Perhaps you were left out of the latest strategy session ...
The game plan is to bilk the US tax payers by allocating funds & awarding a contract to whoever Trump owes/ promised it to....

Then down the road the contractor will have received incremental payments = substantial $$$ for alleged completion of non-tangible stages of project then default & walk away.


Save the savvy business line of bs for some other guppies

Freethinker65

(9,934 posts)
12. The literal wall he droned on about and that energized his campaign will suddenly become a metaphor
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 09:07 PM
Apr 2017

Trump and his handlers will insist he never meant a "real" wall and that the fake media is lying. Instead he will accept any minor tweak to current border security and insist that is what he always intended. A big, beautiful, metaphor. The idea that Mexico would contribute was always just a metaphor as well. He was never serious about it. It is the lying media again. A majority of those that voted for Trump will be satisfied. Then he will put his signature on another signing statement he did not even take the time to read nor understand, hop on Air Force One to one of his resorts, and he will refuse to discuss the topic further.

That is my best guess to how this plays out.

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