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[nampad]

lol they'd really try this right now? Does the wall keep out hurricanes also?

It's stopping the flood of bad hombres!

 

[Chie Satonaka]

I'll never wrap my head around why anyone thinks the wall is a worthwhile investment. Like, I don't understand how to debate it because the premise is so fundamentally stupid.

Trump wants this as a vanity monument, and stupid ass voters and Republican elected officials are going along with it, mostly because they hate brown people.

 

[Stinkles]

Sounds like a plot to get trump some brownie points from moderates. The GOP makes this stupid legislation and he will step in and say no. Everyone will cheer for trump, and the GOP lawmakers probably will
not lose any support from their voters. Win win.

This has so many meanings in this thread.

 

[Triple Dash]

So does this mean that Mexico will be paying to rebuild Houston now?

 

[bman94]

Fucking hell, only half of the DOWN PAYMENT? The fuck is this stupid ass wall supposed to be mafe of, GOLD???

 

[Raylan Targaryen]

Fucking hell, only half of the DOWN PAYMENT? The fuck is this stupid ass wall supposed to be mafe of, GOLD???

lib tears

 

[polyh3dron]

The wall would have stopped Harvey from coming to Texas.

well duh, where do you think the water came from?

the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[Caelus]

lib tears

Same same

 

[RoboPlato]

The GOP is committed to nothing more than being as morally bankrupt as possible.

 

[Kenstar]

"You guys trumps gonna build the wall vote for him'
'the wall was just a metaphor Fake News is taking it out of context Pres. Trump's still gonna #maga tho'
'the metaphor is now real again stay winning trump'

 

[Raylan Targaryen]

The GOP is committed to nothing more than being as morally bankrupt as possible.

when you're still gonna get voted in why not try to be the biggest piece of shit you can

 

[lord pie]

The optics are politically bad and there’s only $2.3 billion remaining in disaster coffers.

This seems disturbingly low for a country the size of the US?

For comparison, New Zealand (4m people) had a $6B USD disaster fund, which was mostly wiped out by the 2012 earthquake.

 

[YourMaster]

Fucking hell, only half of the DOWN PAYMENT? The fuck is this stupid ass wall supposed to be mafe of, GOLD???

The us is quite a big country, a wall from coast to coast is massive just in materials alone. What would probably be cheaper is to conquer Mexico until you get a bit east of Houston and build the wall there. Or while you're at it, continue south a bit more and name what you find there the 'Trump moat'.

What would you expect a 3,000,000 yard/meter wall to cost? In land, labor, materials and legal costs?

 

[Madness]

Why wouldn't they instead take from the hilariously bloated and overpriced US defense spending. They increased it by billions. Can even promote the building of the wall as a matter of national defense. But no, instead they'll cuts arts and humanities programs, environmental and climate funding, disaster relief, even social programs to fund this wall than touch the $650 billion+ useless militsey budget funding decade long quagmires and cost overruns and delays

 

[shiba5]

How about the 34% of voters who still like Trump start a GoFundMe and pay for this shit themselves.

 

[Complex Shadow]

lib tears

I know your joking buuuut

 

[sturgboski]

The GOP wouldn't dare doing something like this with what just happened to a major red state like Texas

Yeah, I do wonder if Hurricane Harvey did this to NY would they actually go forward with this?

The Republicans are truly terrorists.

 

[cameron]

Bit more, AP: House GOP eyeing $1B disaster funds cut to finance wall

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at cutting almost $1 billion from disaster accounts to help finance the president’s border wall.

The pending reduction to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief account is part of a massive spending bill that the House is scheduled to consider next week when lawmakers return from their August recess. The $876 million cut, which is included in the 1,305-page measure’s homeland security section, pays for roughly half the cost of Trump’s down payment on the U.S.-Mexico border wall that the president repeatedly promised Mexico would finance.

It seems sure that GOP leaders will move to reverse it next week as floodwaters cover Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, and tens of thousands of Texans have sought refuge in shelters. There’s only $2.3 billion remaining in federal disaster coffers.

The disaster relief cut was proposed well before Harvey and the politically bad optics are sure to lead lawmakers to do an about face, though that would create a money crunch in homeland security accounts.

The FEMA cut is the handiwork of House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J. — the major force behind a $50 billion-plus 2013 Superstorm Sandy recovery package — and Rep. John Carter, whose home state of Texas is suffering badly from Harvey.

“Circumstances have changed significantly since the bill was drafted earlier this summer,” Appropriations Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Hing said Wednesday. “Given the current situation, the committee is reassessing the issue.”

The fact that this was even a proposal should anger voters. But it probably won't.

 

[aspiegamer]

Fucking hell, only half of the DOWN PAYMENT? The fuck is this stupid ass wall supposed to be mafe of, GOLD???

It's probably a $100B project (that would take a decade) after all costs are considered, with corners cut everywhere and done with the cheapest everything. $1B isn't even enough money to create the infrastructure and services necessary the hundreds of miles from larger cities they'll be working from in order to house workers and supplies.

 

[Occam]

Got to have priorities.

 

[Reversed]

I fear that any donation sent from Mexico will be put on that ill-fated wall.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Your daily reminder that the Legion of Doom is running our country

But that's just it. Lex luthor and sinestro understand taking care of their people, they aren't heartless. Specially luthor.

 

[RoadHazard]

Wasn't this a plot on House of Cards, only less evil?

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Bit more, AP: House GOP eyeing $1B disaster funds cut to finance wall


The fact that this was even a proposal should anger voters. But it probably won't.

Regardless of Harvey, they knew hurricane season was coming, so whoever came up with this nonsense is out of their mind.

 

[Carpe Carnim]

It's probably a $100B project (that would take a decade) after all costs are considered, with corners cut everywhere and done with the cheapest everything. $1B isn't even enough money to create the infrastructure and services necessary the hundreds of miles from larger cities they'll be working from in order to house workers and supplies.

Shit, the first billion is already earmarked for lawyers. The Eminent Domain cases alone would slow down the process and cost millions from day 1.

I despise Trump voters for forcing us to even discuss this fucking boondoggle.

 

[RoninChaos]

Serious question, what do they gain from this? What is it? Republicans will do shit the entire country hates but no one votes them out. Why?

 

[Jeels]

So does this mean that Mexico will be paying to rebuild Houston now?

Mexico is actually trying to give aid for Harvey relief and the last update I've seen was that Trump hasn't accepted it yet.

 

[whytemyke]

Remember folks: until the Dems can retake one (or both) chambers of Congress, we'll be at the mercy of cretins in the GOP.



But not to fear, GOP "Leadership" is ready to put the kibosh on this stupidity. Not because it's bad policy, but because its untenable from an optics standpoint.


APNews

[Bleed the coffers dry, if old]

If anything it almost seems like taking a shot at Trump to back off. Put him on a side of the issue where if he wants to piss and moan on Twitter every time a Republican doesn't kiss the ring, he has to say he's taking money from needy families.

I'm just not at all convinced the GOP is sharp enough to concoct that plan.

 

[aspiegamer]

Serious question, what do they gain from this? What is it? Republicans will do shit the entire country hates but no one votes them out. Why?

If they're never held accountable for the craziest shit they try to do why would they stop trying it? This concept always existed but it's been on afterburner since 2010. The Senate is a far more civilized body than the House and you'd never see something this ridiculous being passed there. The GOP House is essentially the JV team of legislative bodies in terms of mentality, but unfortunately they have half the total power and 100% of the money.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Guys what if we just build a wall on the border so huge it'll keep all future hurricanes out

 

[Carpe Carnim]

Serious question, what do they gain from this? What is it? Republicans will do shit the entire country hates but no one votes them out. Why?

Because the House is both polarized and highly gerrymandered. You've got guys who were rural livestock vets and backwoods lawyers, being told by their heavily curated voter base "starve the beast", dismantle public investment and safety nets. Let the "Free Market" dictate where resources are used.

At least until their voters' houses float away and they need Federal assistance.

GOP voters are also in a cult built around trying to exact vengeance on anyone not in the cult, to deflect from their own failures. Assholes, basically.

 

[Strike]

Shit, for a second I thought this was an old thread being bumped. They actually have the gall to try and do that shit now? You got to give it to them. They do not give a fuck about optics.

 

[DR2K]

Amazing, I just want to see the looks on their ugly mother fucking inbred faces if they actually try that. The 4th largest city in the United States in a red state essentially gets destroyed while the same hurricane is ravishing other cities at present moment and they want to cut the budget? That's more important than almost anything on their budget.