GoFundMe launched to pay for Trump's border wall, $1M in two days

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Yes and I would rather they be necessary for illegal entry as they are somewhat easier to combat than someone just walking unencumbered by any barrier. I suppose you live in a house without locks on the doors because there are crowbars and lock picks.
The difference is that locks on the doors are comparatively cheap compared to the worth of the things inside of the house.

If defending my house would require 50.000 euros, I might do without.
 
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Go Fund Me government. Instead of Twoparties deciding what to spend based upon their donors wishes and their own personal and party interests , the citizens get to decide what is worth spending on.
So... no spending taxation without representation?
 
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This is a moot point. Nothing is foolproof. But by adding layers you're able to more effectively mitigate situations.
The question is not about effectiveness, but about efficiency.
 
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I have over 20 years experience and 16 of those years is managerial experience. I am far too overqualified to be in a general labor position, too old to run with the youngins, but I cannot speak spanish.

So the thing that stands in the way of you having a managerial position is learning spanish?
 
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So the thing that stands in the way of you having a managerial position is learning spanish?
Whats the cost of giving every US citizen that doesnt speak spanish a free language course?

Can we open a go fund me for that? Id chip in a few bucks.
 
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Whats the cost of giving every US citizen that doesnt speak spanish a free language course?

Probably more expensive and bad for the environment, but I'd like to give every American a guided tour/vacation of a random (safe) foreign country.
 
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Probably more expensive and bad for the environment, but I'd like to give every American a guided tour/vacation of a random (safe) foreign country.
Not to germany then.
 
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This is a moot point. Nothing is foolproof. But by adding layers you're able to more effectively mitigate situations.
Wouldn't it more cost-effective to encourage job growth in Mexico? Then to build a fence that people will climb. It's not like previous fences have stopped them from climbing in the past.
 
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In before this turning out to be just a scam.

This has been on Fox news,

Proving nothing.

and other local news outlets. The individual in question is a real person, and his credentials are verified as that real person. Brian Kolfage is directly linked to this effort, and trending in the view of social media. He could not possibly pull off a scam without immediate repercussions.

It must be legit; it's on social media!
 
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I am of the mindset that it wouldn't. Personal agendas and opinions would be further exacerbated in my point of view. Now taxpayers would have to convince fellow taxpayers the necessity of paying a tax and so on.

For the most part, we don't have a lot of ways to hold politicians accountable for how they spend our tax money, so this would give the decision making and the power back to the people where it should be. So I don't see having more say in how our taxes are spent and needing to convince other taxpayers to support certain causes as being a bad thing.
 
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You sure are mentally ill for calling yourself a Christian when you believe Jesus was a liar. What a wuss and an idiot you are.
John 17:21
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Whats the cost of giving every US citizen that doesnt speak spanish a free language course?

Can we open a go fund me for that? Id chip in a few bucks.


It is free. Duolingo.

eta: need internet, though. But available through most public libraries (also free).
 
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