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12. Fisher Sand and Gravel has never built such a wall.

Wed May 20, 2020, 07:08 PM

May 2020

The head of the company, Fisher, went on Fox News fairly often and praised Trump and pitched his company to build the wall. Trump insisted that the contract be given to them in violation of government contracting rules. I think this is the wall that can be cut through in a matter of minutes with a $100 saw that anyone can get at a Home Depot. Trump also insisted that the wall be painted black, adding at least $500 million to $1 billion to the cost and creating an ongoing maintenance nightmare to keep it painted. In the blazing Texas sun, paint deteriorates fairly quickly.

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I will be extremely disappointed if Joe Biden does not Mr.Bill May 2020 #4

Read my post #6. CaptYossarian May 2020 #8

Paraphrasing, I think, John Maynard Keynes StClone May 2020 #10

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Why not! tRump does anything he wants for the bad. StClone May 2020 #14

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Surely seems that way to me. Judi Lynn May 2020 #18

We're again printing worthless money that won't help Americans. CaptYossarian May 2020 #6

Lucky them! keithbvadu2 May 2020 #9

Fisher Sand and Gravel has never built such a wall. Lonestarblue May 2020 #12

Every single JSC General, Admiral and military lawyer who acquiesced needs to be fired! machoneman May 2020 #13

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Completely unconscionable for this damn thing to still be going up Bayard May 2020 #16

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Oh, I think next week is infrastructure week. SergeStorms May 2020 #19