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jmowreader

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35. Multiply by many times

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 10:34 PM

Mar 2017

There is mountainous terrain and quite a bit of desert along the path of the Trump Wall.

And we can't afford any other social program, apparently.

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First on CNN: Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles [View all] riversedge Mar 2017 OP

Stupid is as stupid does. vkkv Mar 2017 #1

Is that how far the souther border is? I thought it was longer than 62 miles. ffr Mar 2017 #2

According to Wikipedia it's 1954 miles jmowreader Mar 2017 #15

So only 31.5 billion for the whole thing Egnever Mar 2017 #34

Multiply by many times jmowreader Mar 2017 #35

Not to mention all the tunnels - which Trump never does, btw. Wonder why... tenorly Mar 2017 #17

Not a huge fan of George S. Patton but... Girard442 Mar 2017 #3

In one of his many past lives... dchill Mar 2017 #5

nice Cosmocat Mar 2017 #41

$1 billion for 62 miles. Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #4

It will get cheaper once they get going Chakaconcarne Mar 2017 #8

Sure thing, buddy. Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #11

Not to mention how "cheap" it will be OldHippieChick Mar 2017 #43

Dumbest idea ever C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #6

We'll go bankrupt because of this preposterous wall ailsagirl Mar 2017 #7

They are going to Flatten the tax rate so,,, Cryptoad Mar 2017 #25

Not all of us, just average people, the rich will do very well. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #27

How much of that will be contractor kickbacks to Trump Development? tinrobot Mar 2017 #9

The border is 1989 miles long so at $1 billion for 62 miles Mexico will doc03 Mar 2017 #10

That's assuming there aren't cost overruns either. Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #13

Wonder how many people could get healthcare with $32 billion, miles of road could be paved, doc03 Mar 2017 #14

And this is a relatively 'easy' section n2doc Mar 2017 #22

And they will want to use all Russian materials of course. nt JTFrog Mar 2017 #12

What about Canada they can just walk over anywhere? They doc03 Mar 2017 #16

They can just roll in from the Pacific or Gulf of Mexico. nt BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #21

Most fly in from china and other Asian countries. They are the largest group notdarkyet Mar 2017 #29

I did know about the Chinese BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #30

Is that in Pesos? CanonRay Mar 2017 #18

How about give Trump and his family 1/2 that amount to resign and get out of the USA permanently Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #19

the morons that believe Mexico will pay for it BuddyCa Mar 2017 #20

Stupidest F'ing thing I've ever heard of elmac Mar 2017 #23

Reckon that wil be a ,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2017 #24

Meanwhile, he's planning to gut the budget of the U.S. Coast Guard. Tanuki Mar 2017 #26

FTS! luvMIdog Mar 2017 #28

That's 3 Grand A Foot, Right? ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #31

A little over $3K a foot. Thor_MN Mar 2017 #37

No Thor, I'm Not Taking That Bet ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #42

We can't have nice things like healthcare, social security, hell, The National Weather Service, ffs! EarthFirst Mar 2017 #32

the coyotes will be happy TEB Mar 2017 #33

Maybe dOnnie Dainty Digits BHDem53 Mar 2017 #36

These mother fuckers are insane. MrScorpio Mar 2017 #38

The cost of this stupid wall colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #39

Trump wants to cut millions from HIV/AIDs organizations. I want that fucker gone !! YOHABLO Mar 2017 #40

I thought Mexico was paying for the wall? anglesphere Mar 2017 #44

$1 BILLION $$$$ per 48 miles--and some fix it up on the existing wall. Bengus81 Mar 2017 #45