....guess they'll be using illegal Mexican labor. :-)
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Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [cerveloguy]
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cerveloguy wrote:
....guess they'll be using illegal Mexican labor. :-) https://www.washingtonpost.com/...st-draw14&wpmm=1
no, just stiff the contractors
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [ChiTownJack]
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ChiTownJack wrote:
cerveloguy wrote:
....guess they'll be using illegal Mexican labor. :-) https://www.washingtonpost.com/...st-draw14&wpmm=1
no, just stiff the contractors
LOL!! Its the tax payers that will be stiffed. Oh I forgot, Mexico is paying for it.
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [ChiTownJack]
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ChiTownJack wrote:
no, just stiff the contractorsBut given how often government projects end up having cost overruns and delays, if it ends up only costing $21.6 billion and it only takes 3.5 years to build the wall, that might seem like a bargain.
Of course, he could substitute some four-foot high chain link fence instead of the 20-foot brick wall with the built-in sniper positions, and that would bring the costs down.
"See, I told you! COSTS CUT!"
"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [Alvin Tostig]
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Alvin Tostig wrote:
ChiTownJack wrote:
no, just stiff the contractorsThere's some history there when it comes to Trump failing to pay contractors.
But given how often government projects end up having cost overruns and delays, if it ends up only costing $21.6 billion and it only takes 3.5 years to build the wall, that might seem like a bargain.
Of course, he could substitute some four-foot high chain link fence instead of the 20-foot brick wall with the built-in sniper positions, and that would bring the costs down.
"See, I told you! COSTS CUT!"
Why not just lay a mine field and forget the wall? That would really keep costs down. Of course some wise ass would probably get the idea to send puppies across first to explode the mines and PETA would throw a fit.
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [cerveloguy]
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He just can't help himself...
"I am reading that the great border WALL will cost more than the government originally thought, but I have not gotten involved in the…design or negotiations yet. "
"I am reading that the great border WALL will cost more than the government originally thought, but I have not gotten involved in the…design or negotiations yet. "
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [cerveloguy]
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Is Trump finding "savings" in a project that he implemented kinda like patting yourself on the back for putting out a fire that you started?
This has nothing to do with whether or not a wall is a good thing.
This has nothing to do with whether or not a wall is a good thing.
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [MOP_Roy]
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Is Trump finding "savings" in a project that he implemented kinda like patting yourself on the back for putting out a fire that you started? This has nothing to do with whether or not a wall is a good thing.
Like when people rationalize that they saved money by buying something (they don't need) on sale.
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [cerveloguy]
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Mexican labor and the materials made in China should do it.
To be fair, the Chinese do have a history of making walls that last a long time.
To be fair, the Chinese do have a history of making walls that last a long time.
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [cerveloguy]
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Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [Sanuk]
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Mexican labor and the materials made in China should do it.
To be fair, the Chinese do have a history of making walls that last a long time.
That's GOLD! :)
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To be fair, the Chinese do have a history of making walls that last a long time.
That's GOLD! :)
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [Sanuk]
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Sanuk wrote:
He just can't help himself... "I am reading that the great border WALL will cost more than the government originally thought, but I have not gotten involved in the…design or negotiations yet. "
I heard that Ikea was submitting a proposal:
Re: The wall will be much cheaper than the estimated 21.6 billion... [jkca1]
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jkca1 wrote:
Alvin Tostig wrote:
ChiTownJack wrote:
no, just stiff the contractorsThere's some history there when it comes to Trump failing to pay contractors.
But given how often government projects end up having cost overruns and delays, if it ends up only costing $21.6 billion and it only takes 3.5 years to build the wall, that might seem like a bargain.
Of course, he could substitute some four-foot high chain link fence instead of the 20-foot brick wall with the built-in sniper positions, and that would bring the costs down.
"See, I told you! COSTS CUT!"
Why not just lay a mine field and forget the wall? That would really keep costs down. Of course some wise ass would probably get the idea to send puppies across first to explode the mines and PETA would throw a fit.
There's also the fact that while the US is not an official signatory, the government agreed to abide by the Mine Ban Treaty everywhere except the Korean peninsula. OTOH, I'm not to sure that Trump knows the 2 Korea's are actually part of another continent with an entire ocean in between.