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Report warns Trump’s wall could cost more, take longer and underperform

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    wise
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    Well, I mean... Hasn't that happened with enough of his enterprises that we shouldn't be surprised? The guy is good at playing with public opinion, real estate, and money, I'll give him that. But...

    Well, I mean... Hasn't that happened with enough of his enterprises that we shouldn't be surprised? The guy is good at playing with public opinion, real estate, and money, I'll give him that. But he's also notorious for several busts and manipulating bankruptcy laws to his benefit.

    At least the report doesn't warn that Trump's wall is a fraud like his University.

    6 votes
    1. 39hp
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      It's going to cost too much and won't work -- basically like TrumpU.

      It's going to cost too much and won't work -- basically like TrumpU.

      1 vote
  2. dubteedub
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    Th is seemed pretty clear to anyone paying attention. Trump promised a great big wall to stop all those evil Mexicans from getting into the United States, but never provided anymore specifics...

    “DHS plans to spend billions of dollars developing and deploying new barriers along the southwest border,” the GAO said in a report released Monday. “However, by proceeding without key information on cost, acquisition baselines, and the contributions of previous barrier and technology deployments, DHS faces an increased risk that the Border Wall System Program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned, or not fully perform as expected.

    “Without assessing costs when prioritizing locations for future barriers, CBP does not have complete information to determine whether it is using its limited resources in the most cost-effective manner and does not have important cost information that would help it develop future budget requests. Without documenting plans to require CBP to follow the DHS acquisition process for the San Diego barrier segment, DHS may not establish cost, schedule, and performance goals by which it can measure the program’s progress.”

    Th is seemed pretty clear to anyone paying attention. Trump promised a great big wall to stop all those evil Mexicans from getting into the United States, but never provided anymore specifics other than that Mexico will pay for it, which of course they won't.

    The wall is nothing more than a means to rile up Trump's base with xenophobia. It is not effective, or even planned, policy.

    5 votes
  3. Soptik
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    Oh, he is really going to build the wall? I though he said it just to win elections. Relevant video (Why a Wall Won't Stop Immigration)

    Oh, he is really going to build the wall? I though he said it just to win elections.

    Relevant video (Why a Wall Won't Stop Immigration)

    2 votes