@Suppressed @Cripplecreek
So part of the wall is getting built. A small part but its something.
And thats still not good enough for you nevertrumpers. Is nothing ever good enough for you?
So $18 billion to get half the border walled.
And that's assuming this is a constant rate.
Considering they are choosing an "easy" part for a demo, that's not necessarily a good assumption. Sure, there will be savings with quantity and lessons learned, but consider also that this is going onto federal land. 85-90% of Superfund goes to legal costs, not the actual cleanup of contamination. Can you imagine the costs to the American taxpayer to grab as much land as they'll need for the wall?
But, again, it doesn't matter, right? We're sold the rainbow unicorn that all of that will be paid for by Mexico.
Must be a miserable to go through life like that
You're right that reality isn't always fun. But I choose it over blind fantasy.