Trump Administration asks Congress for $18 billion to build first phase of border wall (employment, Palestinian)

[dothetwist]

Sign in our village (Ajijic, Jalisco):

[MAGAalot]

Put solar panels and it pays for itself.
Mexicans can even buy the solar energy thereby paying for the wall.

[BeerGeek40]

Originally Posted by fibonacci

Why am I paying for this again when the dotard promised that he'd have MEXICO pay for it?

Did he promise that Mexico would pay for it directly, by writing a check?


Or did he say that they would pay indirectly, through tariffs, taxes on phone calls between the two countries, etc.


I think you know the answer.

[user491]

A huge expense that is also time consuming is the eminent domain process that has to be resolved. The legal battles over this will go on for years. Think of how many private property owners would be involved.

The wall is just not economically feasible and won't keep Mexicans out of the US. They will find a way to get in. Anyone who actually thought that Mexico would pay for the wall was very gullible.

[BeerGeek40]

Originally Posted by ambient

Well, that's great. So when is the Great Dealmaker going to get Mexico to cut that check?

See post # 53

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Listener2307

Meh.. Per foot; per inch; per mile... Who cares?

The budget is $4,000 billion. Seems like using $18 billion for The Wall should be doable. Maybe they'll figure it out.
I hope so.

The US population is 325 million. $55 each.
Where do I send it?

Better base the per capita payment on the population of Mexico, Americans should refuse to pay even $00.01.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by BeerGeek40

Did he promise that Mexico would pay for it directly, by writing a check?


Or did he say that they would pay indirectly, through tariffs, taxes on phone calls between the two countries, etc.


I think you know the answer.

IF you think he said anything about Mexico paying indirectly, please cite WHEN/WHERE.

To think Mexico would pay through taxes/tariffs is laughable, they'd likely retaliate with taxes/tariffs on the US.

[Finn_Jarber]

I voted "no". I do not care if there is a wall or no, but I do not wish to pay for it, knowing it won't stop illegal immigration, or drug smuggling. There is a wall in Egypt/Gaza border with nearly 2000 under it. It actually makes border crossing easier because you can go underground where you won't be seen.

[michiganmoon]

The interesting thing is - placing tariffs on Mexican imports to make "Mexico pay for the wall" could cause a severe economic downturn in Mexico.

If Mexico is hit with rough economic times, many more might want to illegally move to the US. Even with a wall, couldn't they just come through customs as tourists and then overstay their legal time-window of welcome?

It seems like tariffs could get "Mexico to pay for the wall," but might be very counterproductive to the point of having a wall.

[mountainrose]

One year of not paying the UN $24 billion would more than pay for an EXTRA big wall......