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re: I was hoping we'd be focused on and rebuilding U.S. infrastructure by now
Posted on 2/16/19 at 7:02 am to cameronml
Posted on 2/16/19 at 7:02 am to cameronml
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Think of what that $8 billion could do to our roads, highways, and transportation systems. Instead we'll spend it on something that will have zero effect on 99% of American's lives. ?
First off $8 billion is a tiny amount... One single state (Texas) spent $22 billion on infrastructure/roadways in one year alone. $8 billion is a rounding error in our nation's annual infrastructure spending.
Second, building a wall that reduces illegal immigration most certainly will impact you and your family as the welfare state continues to expand to serve the needs of illegals. Not to mention the impact on schools and healthcare.
This post was edited on 2/16/19 at 7:03 am
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Posted on 2/16/19 at 9:28 am to cameronml
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zero effect on 99% of American's lives
That may be the stupidest most short-sighted conclusion I've seen here on TD in many moons.
Illegal aliens raise the costs of education, health care and incarceration, lower hourly wages and the standard of living for those unaffected you cite. All while bringing in drugs, child sex slaves and worse highly contagious diseases.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 9:30 am to YogaPants
Trump is more interested in winning in 2020 than in intellectually governing...not that he knows how. All ego, no substance.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 9:34 am to ItNeverRains
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The wall is infrastructure. Once we quit putting millions of illegals on the government dole each year, we’ll have more money to allocate to roads and bridges inside that wall.
So why is the solution to spend money on a border wall?
Posted on 2/16/19 at 10:02 am to OmniPundit
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Tell us the democrat plan.
_______________________________
Simple. Obstruct Trump at every move; prevent any Trump win. It's all about doing everything they can to regain power in 2020, even if it damages the country.
That should sound really, really familiar to you...
Posted on 2/16/19 at 10:06 am to ljhog
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All while bringing in drugs, child sex slaves and worse highly contagious diseases.
Wouldn't want to catch the smallpox!
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:06 pm to bmy
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So why is the solution to spend money on a border wall?
Because land mines are frowned upon.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:23 pm to cameronml
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Think of what that $8 billion could do to our roads, highways, and transportation systems.
Almost completely zero. Three or four major bridges/dams across the entire country . $8billion is the smallest of drops in the bucket regarding our infrastructure needs, it’s completely inconsequential.
Our needs run into the trillions. The Wall being built has zero impact.
This post was edited on 2/16/19 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 10:18 pm to nematocyte
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Wouldn't want to catch the smallpox!
Or the measles. Or the mumps. Both of which have been found in the last few days here in the U.S. ignorant a$$.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 10:22 pm to YogaPants
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YogaPants
Why do you feel the need to keep changing your board name, Rehtaeh/Heather?
PS - Not impressed by your butt.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 3:51 pm to nematocyte
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Wouldn't want to catch the smallpox!
186 cases of mumps found among detainees here in Texas. You still laughing, ignorant a$$?
Posted on 3/4/19 at 5:32 pm to cameronml
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Trump just ordered one big infrastructure project today
$8 billion for a wall to solve a political campaign rallying cry.
Think of what that $8 billion could do to our roads, highways, and transportation systems. Instead we'll spend it on something that will have zero effect on 99% of American's lives.
Lol not much
Posted on 3/4/19 at 5:41 pm to YogaPants
i feel like we've had a couple of iterations of "infrastructure week" the past couple of years
the issue is always paying for it
the issue is always paying for it
Posted on 3/4/19 at 5:45 pm to 225bred
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and if not for Mccain, it'd be repealed completely.
lmao
yall already forgot that was just "skinny repeal"
Posted on 3/4/19 at 5:53 pm to cameronml
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Think of what that $8 billion could do to our roads, highways, and transportation systems. Instead we'll spend it on something that will have zero effect on 99% of American's lives
How much of an effect did that 150 billion that Obama delivered to Iran, on pallets, in the dead of night, have on 99% of American lives? That sure would have paved our roads, fixed our highways and transportation system.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 5:56 pm to boweswi05
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If you are caught being an illegal
1) one year active duty military
2) go to prison for 3 years
3) go back to Mexico for good
I'm good with that last two. I'm not in favor of arming MS-13 members with military armament.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 6:05 pm to CivilTiger83
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First off $8 billion is a tiny amount... One single state (Texas) spent $22 billion on infrastructure/roadways in one year alone. $8 billion is a rounding error in our nation's annual infrastructure spending.
Texas roads are getting much better. Tolled express lanes. Public private partnerships. We haven't raised the gas tax in forever, and I hope we never do.
The biggest mistake I think Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick have done as governor/lt gov is eliminate toll roads from TxDOT's long term plans.
Managed toll lanes have been wildly successful in my view. I wouldn't be opposed to shifting the burden around and making the companies pay for the non-tolled main lanes in some capacity, but otherwise, it's been a solid strategy.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 6:18 pm to YogaPants
apparently, the only important infrastructure is that cockamamie wall.
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