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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: MillCreek on March 20, 2021, 10:22:57 AM

Title: The fate of the border wall
Post by: MillCreek on March 20, 2021, 10:22:57 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/border-wall-trump-biden.html

I bet that due to cost and political issues, no more segments of the border wall will be built.  The question is if the existing segments will remain, or will we spend even more money to tear them down?

Title: Re: The fate of the border wall
Post by: WLJ on March 20, 2021, 10:28:35 AM

Why would they tear it down? Walls not only keep people out but can also be used to keep people in. All the cool socialist countries have walls.


I actually don't know if I'm joking or not.

Title: Re: The fate of the border wall
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 20, 2021, 11:29:12 AM

It's probably just a coincidence that all the border state politicians who want the wall removed happen to have Hispanic names. I'm sure they are just as committed as we are to maintaining the national integrity of the United States.

Title: Re: The fate of the border wall
Post by: HankB on March 20, 2021, 11:50:21 AM

Quote from: WLJ on March 20, 2021, 10:28:35 AM

Why would they tear it down?  . . .

Money.

These days a great many - perhaps most - public works projects have the primary (if unspoken) purpose of converting public funds into private profit.