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Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« on: December 20, 2018, 05:38:08 AM »
Triple amputee Air Force vet starts Go-Fund-Me to raise $5billion for Border Wall.  If everyone who voted for Trump contributes $80 there's $5billion for the wall.  Suck it Chuck and Nancy.  How are you going to spin that ??

It still pisses me off that we have $10+billion to give to Central America in Foreign Aid *Hack, spit*, but not $5billion for Border Wall/Security.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/veteran-launches-gofundme-campaign-to-help-fund-border-wall
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2018, 09:51:26 AM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on December 20, 2018, 05:38:08 AM

It still pisses me off that we have $10+billion to give to Central America in Foreign Aid *Hack, spit*, but not $5billion for Border Wall/Security.


To me, this is proof that the Democrats will go to any lengths, and spend any amount of my money, to avoid doing anything that Trump wants to do. Those $10 billion dollars are invisible -- there won't be any physical wall that Trump and/or the Republicans can point to and say "We built that."

Plus, the payoff siphons those $10 billion out of the American economy, thereby further weakening the system under Trump. It's like a gigantic version of Western Union's "Dinero en Minuto" on steroids.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2018, 10:08:12 AM »
Quote from: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/mexico-border-security-us-foreign-aid-good-idea/
The joke writes itself: Mexico is building a wall, and Trump is paying for it, having negotiated a price that is 290 times his opening bid.

¡El arte del trato!

The thing is: It’s a good idea.
I'm not sure it's a good idea but it's not a complete waste.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2018, 11:11:13 AM »
I'm in for $80.  It's over $4.3 million in less then 3 days.l 
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2018, 11:14:41 AM »
Pointless.   The $$$$ will go to kongress, to be distributed by self-same kongress.

Anyone here  [tinfoil]  think that  [tinfoil]  kongress will use it for a  [tinfoil] wall? [tinfoil]



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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2018, 11:30:05 AM »
Nope, goes to the Treasury, not Congress.  Executive branch can direct to CPB for the Wall.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2018, 12:13:28 PM »
$4.7 million in 3 days is . . . . impressive.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2018, 12:31:44 PM »
I already donate to build the wall. My donations have been coming out of my paychecks for the past 20-some years.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2018, 12:58:33 PM »
Quote from: fistful on December 20, 2018, 12:31:44 PM
I already donate to build the wall. My donations have been coming out of my paychecks for the past 20-some years.

Yes, we all do.  I consider this to be more symbolic as a FU to Chuck and Nancy and to give Trump some backbone when he seems to be flagging...
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« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2018, 02:32:52 PM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on December 20, 2018, 11:30:05 AM
Nope, goes to the Treasury, not Congress.  Executive branch can direct to CPB for the Wall.

Well,... NOT   from what I heard.   ??? 
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2018, 03:39:16 PM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on December 20, 2018, 12:58:33 PM
consider this to be more symbolic as a FU

Virtue deplorable signaling?
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« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2018, 04:15:51 PM »
I donated a little.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2018, 04:45:12 PM »
At 1545 it was over $7.2 million with 118,570 people have donated.
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« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2018, 05:44:21 PM »
I donated. I’m not really a big wall guy necessarily, but we need to address border security in a real way. Maybe this will help convince some squishy Republicans or even some Dems. Plus I like the idea of this being shoved in Chuck and Nancy’s faces.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2018, 06:14:19 PM »
As predicted: Mexico isn’t paying for the wall.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2018, 06:27:17 PM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on December 20, 2018, 04:45:12 PM
At 1545 it was over $7.2 million with 118,570 people have donated.

Wow. It has been exploding. Last night when I went to be it was "only" up to about 3.2 million. It's now up tp $8,027,374 with 131,951 having contributed, which averages out to about an average $60.83 per person.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2018, 11:34:11 PM »
Looks like the House just chipped in 5.7 billion.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2018, 07:26:09 AM »
Quote from: fistful on December 20, 2018, 11:34:11 PM
Looks like the House just chipped in 5.7 billion.

Not likely to clear the senate in that form.
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2018, 07:54:28 AM »
0700am 12/21 - $11 million with 183K people donating.

https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall
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Re: Build the Wall Go-Fund-Me.
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2018, 10:18:46 AM »
It's very hard to imagine congress actually working this hard on something:
Quote from: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/republican-border-wall-fight-last-chance-for-security/
The House should pass an array of spending plans, with wall money, and give the Senate ample options to concur.

The first vote should be the Freedom Caucus’ amendment for $5 billion in border wall funds. On Thursday morning, Freedom Caucus members begged House speaker Paul Ryan and majority leader Kevin McCarthy for such a vote. This is mind-blowing. Why on earth was this vote not held — a week ago? A month ago?

If the Senate defeats a House bill with $5 billion in wall money, the House should transmit a separate bill  with $4.5 billion, and then another $4 billion, etc. At some point, public pressure, fatigue, and homesickness should trigger Senate consent.

The House also should pass a bill co-sponsored by Representative Mo Brooks (R., Ala.) and Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas). The three-page EL CHAPO Act — or Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order — would finance the border wall with any money recovered from jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and other narco-traffickers. The U.S. government seeks some $14 billion in Guzman’s illicit cash. Republicans should dare House and Senate Democrats to oppose such common-sense and, essentially, no-cost wall funds.
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« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2018, 10:44:51 AM »
^^^This.  But instead of $5 billion, then $4.5 billion, then $4 billion it should be $5 billion, $4.999 billion, $4.998 billion, etc....
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« Reply #21 on: December 21, 2018, 12:52:45 PM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on December 21, 2018, 10:44:51 AM
^^^This.  But instead of $5 billion, then $4.5 billion, then $4 billion it should be $5 billion, $4.999 billion, $4.998 billion, etc....

I'd prefer they ratchet it the other way.
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« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2018, 01:48:23 PM »
If I were Trump, I'd "back down" and "compromise" for 1/2 the money, 2.5bn for the Border Partrol for more agents and vehicles instead.

Then I'd go and have the Army Engineering Corps build the wall under my authority as CIC.
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« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2018, 01:54:09 PM »
The Go Fund Me is up to $16.6 mill with 273k people donating
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« Reply #24 on: December 24, 2018, 04:03:31 PM »
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