The issue of the border wall with Mexico was born in controversy, and will remain a controversial topic even after it has been built. Critics will point to its costs as excessive, and the wall itself as a waste of money. President Trump, on the other hand, insists that it is necessary to securing our borders and that it will be paid for by Mexico. Although the precise mechanism for securing funding from the Mexicans has not been finalized, Mr. Trump continues to insist that its cost to Americans will essentially be zero.
Yet even if we did need to bear the cost of this structure, it would be far from one of our more costly projects. Members of both sides of the aisle have backed programs far more costly than the proposed border wall, and which have been of dubious value. In fact, some programs and projects have consumed enormous sums of money while turning out to be utter failures.
None of this would suggest or excuse pursuing projects of questionable value regardless how minimal the cost might be. That’s not the point. What is the point is that for all the liberal angst over this wall, cost is one area where their argument is the weakest. More on page two.
$22B or $22T ???
All those dallor signs within this article are disgusting. Too bad Nixon didn’t do this wall when he declared “war on drugs”. Should save some medical cost on drug treatments and counseling in the future. I just hope it’s even better than Mexico’s southern border wall and wished Trump may reference yo it instead of Israels. Possibly could taken ammo away from media and shut their president down a few notches in his rethoric.
The wall will save over $1,000 per U.S. household!
That’s because they can’t process them in their little, undeveloped minds!
The cost to keep them out is much less then keeping them in!!!
O but it is5more important to give the entitlement crowd thet5e share and the lobbyists and politicians there $ up front . Forget our safty and pur childrens safety and well being
This post reminds me of the federal grant money given for someone to study a shrimp walking on a treadmill…..talk about stupid!!!!!
wow the government wastes a ton of money
Well, it looks like we may have to put a wall up between Canada & the US. NOT to keep our friends the Canadians out, but all the refugees their president is going to let into their country!
Yes Put the Wall Up