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Festivito

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16. Couple billion here a couple billion there.

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 04:48 AM

Jun 2013

Let's see 2000 miles. Five per mile 5280 feet. Three shits Saturday. Sunday and all holidays including Christmas. Vacations sick days supervisors managers.

50,000 per year on average. Will need uniforms training and guns.

Hey what's a couple billion dollars between friends or um other countries.

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Actually Incitatus Jun 2013 #44

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Really? LiberalFighter Jun 2013 #41

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Never thought this move into totalitarianism could go so fast. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #10

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Lucky they are for small government SwissTony Jun 2013 #12

Couple billion here a couple billion there. Festivito Jun 2013 #16

The immigration bill is supposed to create a budget surplus madville Jun 2013 #17

You know what's scary about a wall? It can work both ways. mainer Jun 2013 #18

that was my first thought on this olddad56 Jun 2013 #43

So this is the jobs jobs jobs Boner keeps talking about newfie11 Jun 2013 #19

"Fortress America" indeed. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #20

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Why, of course, let's spend $45 billion to complete the Police States of America. sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #22

how much is the corporate security system going to make off of us? Javaman Jun 2013 #23

This is to keep us in not them out! n/t peace13 Jun 2013 #24

Here's what we do. atreides1 Jun 2013 #26

as someone who lives in Tennessee and Mexico- my take sosuaslayde Jun 2013 #27

Republicans want to squander a trillion dollars to stop a few poor desert walkers? Sunlei Jun 2013 #28

Or is it the Immigration bill Rs want to kill with a stinkbomb attachment? Sunlei Jun 2013 #29

Ditto! SoapBox Jun 2013 #30

Rs treat Americans like they are morons. Everyone in Mexico knows if you have cash, Sunlei Jun 2013 #31

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