GOP lawmaker introduces bill to crowdfund border wall

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Rep. Diane Black (R- Tenn.) has introduced legislation that would create a “border wall trust fund,” allowing people to donate money towards President Trump’s border wall.

Appearing on Fox News on Monday afternoon, Black said the Border Wall Trust Fund Act would “allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.”

...snip...

“What happened to Mexico paying for it?” Fox's Harris Faulkner asked.

“I would like for Mexico to pay for that, and I’m not close enough to the administration to see what kind of pressure they’re putting on them,” said Black, who is running for governor in Tennessee.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/388661-people-can-donate-to-trumps-border-wall-trust-fund-under-tennessee-lawmakers

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"There's a sucker born every minute" -- P.T. Barnum

[dhill926]

1. good....let his drooling minions bankrupt themselves....

and the wall still probably won't be built....

[rzemanfl]

2. Can we crowdfund having Repubicans' foreheads tattooed?

It would make it so much easier to avoid them.

[Va Lefty]

8. This post!

[Liberalagogo]

13. You know

there was another group of people that branded other certain groups with a patch or a tattoo.
It didn't work out so well for them, or the groups they branded.

Just sayin'.

[rzemanfl]

16. I forgot the :sarcasm: thingy. Besides, they already have hats and shirts. n/t

[Liberalagogo]

18. It's almost required nowadays.

(the thing)

[rzemanfl]

21. That and

[Va Lefty]

30. Point taken

Certainly not my intention to go down that road.

[Liberalagogo]

14. To you also:

There was another group of people that branded other certain groups with a patch or a tattoo.
It didn't work out so well for them, or the groups they branded.

Just sayin'.

[Marie Marie]

3. Is she kidding???

[catrose]

4. AND OTHER PURPOSES?

Like, I dunno, legal expenses?

[OldHippieChick]

5. This will be interesting.

His followers want a wall. They want Mexico to pay for it. Which do they want more? Do they want a wall so badly they are willing to pay for it? Do they understand no Mexicans and no libs will be contributing? Do they understand they will NOT be reimbursed? Guess if they are stupid enough to think this wall will solve all their problems they will spend their savings and be surprised they are not living happily ever after.

[NCjack]

6. How much will Rep. Diane Black donate? nt

[kimbutgar]

7. I thought Mexico was paying for it?

But if his dumbass supporters want to crowd fund it have at it. They will also have to buy land from landowners who don’t want to sell. I see this tired up in courts and losing in the court of public opinion.

[louis-t]

9. Can't wait for Captain Ripoff to figure a way to

put the money in his pocket then tell the dolts the wall won't get built...Hillary's fault.

[dameatball]

10. If it takes over a year to build I am going to refer to it as an architectural witch hunt.

Oh, wait. It already has been over a year.

[Jim Lane]

11. I'm for it, provided the donations are tax deductible.

We want the RWNJs to have an incentive to send their money to the border wall instead of to a Republican candidate.

[keithbvadu2]

12. 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/toll 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 by investing in it and show their confidence in Trump’s word that Mexico will pay for 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.

[Cicada]

15. Will they take dollars or only pesos?

[turbinetree]

17. Who is running against this meathead, she doesn't even show up for votes on the floor of Congress...

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/13/diane-black-has-most-missed-votes-2018-among-tennessee-congressional-delegation/418506002/

maybe its time to donate to Karl Dean:

http://www.ontheissues.org/2018_TN_Gov.htm


Donate :

https://www.karldean.com/

[rurallib]

19. She's running for governor?

Seems really bright especially in money matters.

Maybe when she gets to be governor she can sell poor people to work for rich people to defray the cost of aid for health insurance.
Or maybe to get help to buy food.

I think

[RightiswrongTn]

32. She is a joke, but...

People in Tn don't put enough thought into their vote. In my County, lots of people running on "independent" ticket. They are in fact, embarrassed Repugs. Hypocrites to the end.

[joseph263]

20. I wonder?

black is a Tennessean that explains her rather slow thought, trump might have called her in middle of night and breathed heavy and told her "I want it" who knows??

[0rganism]

22. if it doesn't break $300 in 6 months, can we declare the wall DOA for lack of funding?

"FEED ME SEYMOUR"

[Jim__]

23. I thought Mexico was going to pay for the wall. When this president says something, he means it!

There can't be any need to crowd fund the wall.

[MiniMe]

24. One of their many mistakes with this:

"fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes"

Define other purposes, and who decides how to spend the money.

If I was one of his minions who might donate to this request, which I'm not, that would be my question.

[Bengus81]

25. Fund the wall--AKA,the Republican election SLUSH fund

[BlueJac]

26. Great Idea...

idiots paying for their own idiots idea!!!!

[Golden Raisin]

27. Make checks payable to Donald J. Trump.

[Aristus]

28. Give up their meth money?

Never happen...

[notdarkyet]

29. Post says the money will also be used for other purposes. Like the trumps charity fund

That bought paintings. I haven’t read that any went to charity. Some guy here in az tried to crowd fund the wall. I don’t think any wall got built, and the money disappeared.

[Permanut]

31. Great idea..

I think the Thumpers and other Trumpsters should send ALL their money. The wall will get built quicker that way.