03-11-2016, 05:55 PM
(03-11-2016, 05:50 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I wonder how much us backing out of NAFTA and trade with Mexico would cost them?
Plus the latest aid figures I've seen to mexico over twice the $200 Bill figure. What's wrong with paying American workers a good wage to maintain the wall? Maybe take a little out of the unemployment fund.
It's not one way, our economy would take a very large hit as well. Now what you are doing is paying for a wall and hurting our own economy. The biggest issue is that in the end no wall will keep people out if they really want in. They will find a new way in, maybe not at the same pace, but they will still come in.
The wall really is just a red herring, and it always has been. It is a tangible idea that his followers can get behind, but in the end congress would never fund it and it won't happen even if he is elected. If it did happen, anyone that has ever done government contracting will tell you it will be way late and 2x-3x over budget. It just isn't a practical idea.
